Ban on cooking at food vends on footpaths

The Supreme Court banned cooking at food vends on footpaths while finalizing the hawking and squatting schemes for Delhi.
Do you think that this decision is in the interest of public?

lostpatrol53 said…
The intended (ideal) result is in the national and public interest. The real (would be) result is not. The hawkers will find new businesses; the customers will find new outlets to eat; the footpaths will be taken over by anyone but the pedestrians unless and until the law enforcers are not bribed and won't be swayedby bribes. We need to return the footpaths to our pedestrians, the roads to our vehicles and the buildings to our businesses. A Supreme Court ban alone can't do it. Open spaces, even sections of public places where people congregate are required to be set apart exclusivley for food vendors, for cooking and running their cheap eateries...

GussaWaala said…
Yes it is in the interest of the 300 million that make up India's middle and upper class, thrives on corruption and bribes, and rules the remaining 700 million. How dare a poor man start a business from which I cannot profit or to which I cannot dictate terms.

blogesh said…
Yes it is and has to be.

umesh said…
It is a welcome judgement. It is not only the matter of hygiene, public health and disease, it also relates the problem of encroachment of footpath, thus reducing accidents. Supreme Court is doing a good job for delhi. God save other cities!!

Sumit said…
Well it should be. But if you are taking something away you have to have alternatives and if they cannot comeup with hygenic and edible alternatives that are available at ease it will turn out to be a lost cause. This should be an exercise for doing things the right way rather than not doing the wrong things.

TD23 said…
if u didnt have roadside food u wud never have delicacies like Bhelpuri, Puchkas, Rolls, Vadapavs, Chaats the likes!! i personally feel its not that good a decision. i mean cmon, roadside food have tonnes of buyers. and lets face it, the food is much betta in taste than the stuff u get in 5* hotels, and also at a cheaper price. as far as health is concerned, well obv we are taking a risk with street food, but street food cannot be blanket banned!! plus its a source of income to so many people. u cant just take away their livelihood by one decision. come up with plans for hawker mgmt. i mean thats the job of the govt rite?? if they cant do anyting about a problem, u just cant go ahead an ban it!1 road side food stalls provide food to a majority of the junta, not many can afford normal hotel rates everyday. so i personally dont feel that this decision is in the public interest.

frenchita said…
Is this a permanent decision or only while finalyzing the squatting schemes for Delhi ? If the latter ,then yes it is in the public interest .wehave to go by this decision . perhaps permanently too it will be banned in the future ...i see nothin wrong with that either .food on footpaths is unhygienic ..flies hovering over it .. the stalls preventing people from walking on pavements and tempting the police hungry for hapta .etc Home cooked food is cheapest and healthiest anyway

garfield1754 said…
The Supreme Court banned cooking at food vends on footpaths while finalizing the hawking and squatting schemes for Delhi. I think before comment on this one has to understnd what made Supreme court to gave such kind of vedict .I am not law student but let me say what i could interpret from this . The verdict says banned cooking food at vends on footpaths - So the word here is food .When we talk abt food we talk abt hygiene etc .Which is not possible at foothpaths Then it says footpaths - i think govt spent money on foothpaths so that ppl cud walk on it and nor that ppl have to walk thru garbage, etc etc So in a sense it is right of Supreme court in banning food at foothpaths . And if ur thinking what will these ppl do , where will poor ppl eat then it is another way of looking at things :-)

ruggedboyz said…
in a nation that is on the verge to developement such thing are to happen hawkers are to be moved out of certain high profile zones some strict measuers are to be deploye for a better tomorrow and that is all with a better tomorrow in mind

nz said…
Offcourse its in public interest - footpaths are meant for walking traffic.But govt should also think about the poor hawkers and give them some other option for earning their bread.