Overview

• The High Court of Meghalaya limited licensed vendors in Police Bazar to sell only from 12:30 pm–2 pm and 7:30 pm–9 pm each day and barred unlicensed hawkers under threat of immediate eviction.
• Senior advocate Subhasis Chakrawarty was named Special Officer to enforce trading hours, supervise evictions and file a compliance report by August 5 with inputs from local and police authorities.
• Licensed hawkers must move immediately to one of three designated alternative sites or face eviction, with the state offering a ₹20,000 relocation allowance to each vendor.
• Hawker leaders Angela Rangad and Shane Thabah warned the restricted schedule overlooks stall setup times and demanded transparency over the digital licensing survey and allotment process.
• Other street vendors are invited to apply for valid licences through proper authorities, whose reports will inform the court’s consideration of additional vending applications.