Relocate street vendors across Charminar: High Court

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, on Wednesday directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to provide facilities to relocate unregistered street vendors across Charminar without disturbing the development activity. 

An appeal has been filed before the court against a petition filed by Jewellers and Sarafa Association stating that street vendors were disrupting the smooth functioning



of the permanent shops in Charminar. 

The court stated that the GHMC should have maintained a proper record of unregistered street vendors and relocate them in order not to curtail their freedom under right to trade and occupation. The State government has been given permission to peruse orders pertaining to hawkers and since both are pending adjudication, they can be discussed simultaneously. The matter was posted to June 13.