Puthiyatamilagam Party v. Election Commission Of India

$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4043/2024 PUTHIYATAMILAGAM PARTY ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Ramesh Bahu, Adv. alongwith Mr. S. Muthukrishanan and Mr. S. N.

Kishore Hussain, Advs.

versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Ankit Agarwal, Standing Counsel for ECI alongwith Mr. Ashish Shukla, Adv. for ECI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 18.03.2024

O R D E R

1.

The present petition seeks a direction that the respondent/Election Commission of India be directed to allot a common symbol of "TELEVISION" to all candidates set up by the petitioner in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, 2024 in the State of Tamil Nadu, on the basis of the representation dated 17.02.2024 given by the petitioner to the respondent. 2.

Issue notice.

3.

Learned counsel, as aforesaid, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent/ECI.

4.

After some hearing, learned counsel for the respondent submits that the representation of the petitioner dated 17.02.2024 shall be decided expeditiously, in accordance with law and a reasoned order shall be passed thereon.

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5.

Let an endeavour be made by the respondent/ECI to decide the petitioner's representation as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one week from today.

6.

With the aforesaid directions, the present petition is disposed of. SACHIN DATTA, J MARCH 18, 2024/r 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 03/07/2025 at 23:29:22