The high court said it would examine this issue, but noted that there was an issue regarding proper use of footpaths which are meant for pedestrians and not for anybody to carry out their business. “If the corporation permits any stall owner to erect the stall on the footpath, then the corporation is prima facie acting against public interest as it causes obstructions to the pedestrians and resultantly the pedestrians would be forced to use the road for walking, thereby endangering their own lives and also lives of the occupants of the vehicles which are plying on the road,” the court said.