Street Vendors Act

Chandigarh (Naval Kishore): The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the legality of a rule that empowers a Mayor-led body to hear appeals filed by street vendors in Chandigarh. A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry, while hearing a review application, dismissed the plea that questioned the validity of the 2024 notification forming an appellate authority chaired by the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.The petitioner had argued that the Municipal Corporation lacked the jurisdiction to constitute an appellate body comprising the Mayor and two councillors as members. However, the bench ruled that the…