V.Kamaraj v. The District Collector/ Monitoring Committee Chairman

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA and W.M.P.(MD) No.22362 of 2025 V.Kamaraj S/o.Velayutham (Corporation Vending Committee Member) No.13, Morivaikal Street Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District ... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector / Monitoring Committee Chairman Thanjavur District, Thanjavur 2.The Commissioner Kumbakonam Corporation Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District 3.The Divisional Engineer State Highways C & M Department Karaikakal Road, Kumbakonam ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to allocate the temporary vending shops in the 2nd respondent corporation for Diwali Festival to the licensed bio-metric street vendors by receiving the proper fees from the street vendors by considering the petitioner representations dated 15.09.2025 and 27.09.2025 within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner :

Mr.E.Mareeskumar For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 & R3 Mr.B.Jameel Arasu Standing Counsel for R2

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] This petition is for issuance of mandamus directing the respondents to allocate the temporary vending shops in the 2nd respondent Corporation for Diwali festival to the licensed bio-metric street vendors by receiving proper fees from the street vendors.

2. It is essentially a matter of policy for the local body to grant or not to grant street vending licenses as a temporary measure during any festive season. We are given to understand that certain applications have

been made. No mandamus can be issued as such for grant of vending license on temporary basis. We leave it open to the concerned Corporation to consider those applications.

3. The petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous application is closed. [MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, C.J.] [R.POORNIMA, J.] 13.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No krk To:

1.The District Collector / Monitoring Committee Chairman, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The Divisional Engineer, State Highways C & M Department, Karaikakal Road, Kumbakonam.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE and R.POORNIMA, J.

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