ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the policy implications of legal change and in its implementation, and also examines the case of Pondy Bazaar and the impact of change in regulations upon its working dynamics. Resistance was in no way a universal strategy adopted in Pondy Bazaar but was certainly significant in the creation of spatial hierarchies. The chapter argues that within these informal structures there are different contestants for the sidewalk. Despite the unintentional nature of this delineation, even within the informal structure, a periphery and core are created with differential power relations that manifest as profits. The chapter attempts to understand the transformation of the Pondy Bazaar Street Market in Chennai in response to the eviction of street vendors from the Pondy Bazaar–Usman Road area. Spatial reorganization of these roads would involve taking action upon two categories of stakeholders: shop owners and street vendors.
