Lajpat Nagar now no-hawking zone
"This is a classic case where having learnt our lesson, we still refuse to adhere," the court said with regard to the return of street vendors to the area.
The Delhi High court on Thursday declared Lajpat Nagar as a no-hawking zone stating that encroachments on the pavements by street vendors there could prove fatal.
"This is a classic case where having learnt our lesson, we still refuse to adhere," the court said with regard to the return of street vendors to the area.
A bench of Justices GS Sistani and Vinod Goel recalled that the then Lieutenant Governor had in 1996 declared the area as a no-hawking or squatting zone as emergency services could not reach the victims of a massive bomb blast that had occurred that year claiming 13 lives. It noted that the situation has worsened with the influx of people and street vendors.