This article analyses The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2013, which was most recently passed by the Lok Sabha (Lower House) of the Indian Parliament, and is currently pending consideration in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House). Legislative drafting entails careful choice of phrases, orienting legislation towards achieving the objectives undergirding it, and ensuring that a robable legislation can co-exist with the constitution and other statutes. These characteristics are seemingly absent from the Street Vendors Bill, which has been presented to the people as a legislative effort to extend robust legal protection to the interests of street vendors. This article presents a critique of the Street Vendors Bill to identify the shortcomings in it, analyses the consequences of the Bill in its practical application, and advances policy recommendations to improve the overall framework of the Bill.