India, March 30 -- As Mumbai prepares to place the election results of hawker representatives before the Bombay High Court on Monday to constitute the crucial Town Vending Committee (TVC) after a delay of nearly nine years, Nagpur has emerged as a pioneer in implementing the Street Vendors Act in Maharashtra.

A recent HC order noted that Nagpur leads the state in implementing the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, having successfully set up TVCs and progressed with the statutory framework, even as Mumbai and several other cities continue to grapple with delays.

With 280 TVCs already notified across Maharashtra and Nagpur setting an example, the court made it clear that Mumbai must now m...