Dravida Makkal Masotha Katchi Through Its President Sh M Mayavenkatesan v. Election Commission Of India Through Its Secretary

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 3942/2026 DRAVIDA MAKKAL MASOTHA KATCHI THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT SH M MAYAVENKATESAN .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Himanshu Sharma, Advocate.

versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr.

Siddhartha Goswami and Mr. Ashish Shukla, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 27.03.2026 1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: 2.

The petitioner filed an application under Section 29-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for registration of the proposed political party. The respondent/ Election Commission of India (hereinafter 'ECI'), vide communication dated 23rd February, 2026, pointed out certain deficiencies in the application which were rectified by the petitioner vide W.P.(C) 3942/2026 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 17:52:12

communications dated 2nd March, 2026 and 9th March, 2026. 3.

Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, counsel appearing on behalf of ECI, has handed over a communication dated 10th March, 2026. 3.1 A copy of the aforesaid communication is taken on record. 4.

In terms of the said communication, the respondent/ ECI has asked the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu to carry out a physical verification of 20 members of the petitioner's proposed political party and submit a report.

4.1 Mr. Vashishtha submits that the said report is likely to be received shortly.

5.

In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent/ ECI to expeditiously process the application of the petitioner.

AMIT BANSAL, J MARCH 27, 2026 Vivek/- W.P.(C) 3942/2026 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 17:52:12