Hundreds of paan shop owners, including Mumbai vendors, gathered at Azad Maidan to protest the alleged misuse of MCOCA and Section 328 against small traders. The Maharashtra Pan Vyapari Mahasangh said the demonstration represented over seven lakh vendors and called for a uniform national policy (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that walking on a designated footpath is a fundamental right. However, photographs from different parts of Delhi reveal how footpaths continue to be occupied by vehicles, construction material, vendors and other encroachments. (PICS/PTI)