Karnataka High Court gives relief to footpath vendors carrying on business in open spaces within K.R. Market premises
The Karnataka High Court has granted temporary relief to footpath vendors in Bengaluru's K.R. Market, allowing them to continue business until a formal survey and certification process is completed. The court prohibited the construction of permanent structures and mandated that vendors must not obstruct vehicle access.
Why it matters
This ruling balances the livelihood rights of street vendors with the need for orderly urban infrastructure and public access.
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to allow around 309 members of the K.R. Market Footpath Vegetable and General Merchants Association to continue their business in the open spaces around within K.R. Market premises till the authorities complete the process of surveying street vendors and issuing of street vending certificate to the eligible vendors as per the law.
However, the Court directed the petitioner-association and its members not to put up any temporary and permanent structures in their present vending place in the open areas within the market premises, and also not to carry out their business activities obstructing entry and exit of vehicles into market premises. The members of the petitioners should ensure that there should not be any difficulty for accessing the market, the Court said.
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