Municipal Committee was
not in a position to accommodate all the
hawkers/squatters as per the scheme. The
Lok Adalat accordingly suggested that a
request ... NDMC could go ahead with this
programme, of accommodating these
hawkers/squatters. These directions appear
from the order of the Lok Adalat.
15. The Judicial
Municipal Committee was not in a position to accommodate all the hawkers/squatters as per
the scheme. The Lok Adalat accordingly suggested that a request ... NDMC could go ahead with this programme, of accommodating these hawkers/squatters. These
directions appear from the order of the Lok Adalat.
15. The Judicial
this very case, which is
a public interest case concerning the hawkers, squatters,
etc, in the public streets in the New Delhi Municipal
Committee area ... Thareja Committee
was to draw up a list of squatters/hawkers identified by it.
Under direction 9. the Committee was to draw up a seniority
families-Whether Court to adopt compassionate approach-
Claims of genuine squatters/hawkers-Determination-Court's
directions to NDMC and MCD.
Constitution of India ... were duly
identified on the plans and the total number of
squatters/hawkers to be accommodated in the areas were also
worked out. Objections were
Temporary tehbazari permits would be
issued to verified squatters/hawkers.
2. The hawkers/squatters would be required
to sit at the site as might ... such squatters. 483 squatters
deposited requisite charges upto the period ending 30th
September 1964. It was noticed however that the squatters
were not complying with
Constitution of India, 1950:
Articles 14 , 19 (1) (g) and 21-Squatters/hawkers-Grant of
Tehbazari Permission by Municipal Corporation of Delhi-
Scheme evolved ... permitted to eligible
squatters and the seniority list will be prepared
accordingly on submission of proof. Counsel for the
squatters/hawkers contended that earlier covered
suit may be noticed. In or around the year 1989
many squatters/hawkers who were doing trading on streets and
pavements had filed writ petitions ... hawkers/squatters on the ground that the streets/pavements
are meant exclusively for pedestrians. Thereafter, the writ
petitions filed by the squatters/hawkers who were
Authority restraining the petitioner
NDMC from disturbing and/or removing the hawkers/squatters/vendors
impleaded as respondents in the petitions from their respective squatting
places ... orders − interim or otherwise, restraining
NDMC from dispossessing any of the hawkers/squatters/vendors (to whom
landmark decisions of
Apex Court whereby rights of tehbazari holders / squatters / hawkers were
crystallized; directions to frame schemes and further to appoint
committees to examine ... squatters in light of said schemes
and to finalize the criteria set out by the Civic Authorities of Delhi to
make allotments to squatters / hawkers
decree of permanent and mandatory injunction wherein, claiming themselves to be hawkers/squatters/running small and petty business/tehbazari kiosks of tea, eatables and other ... below have held that the petitioners (plaintiffs in the suit) being hawkers, squatters running small and petty business have failed to establish any prima facie