Pritish Ranjan Dash President, Maa Maati Party v. Election Commission Of India

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 6861/2026 PRITISH RANJAN DASH PRESIDENT, MAA MAATI PARTY .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Gyanadutta Chouhan, Advocate versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Sanjay Vashishtha, Standing Counsel with Mr.

Siddhartha Goswami, Mr.

Ashish Shukla, Mr. Aditya Sachdeva and Mr. Krish Bhatia, Advocates for ECI

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 18.05.2026 1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/ Election Commission of India (ECI) to conclude the registration process of the petitioner's political party and grant a registration certificate under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. 2.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was called by the respondent/ ECI for hearing in December, 2024. However, after that the petitioner has not heard anything from the Election Commission of India. 3.

Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, counsel appearing on behalf of the Election Commission of India, has handed over a communication dated 24th April, 2026 in Court, which has been sent to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, calling upon to get a physical verification of the 20 members whose affidavits have been given by the petitioner along with its application for W.P.(C) 6861/2026 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 20/05/2026 at 16:54:10

registration.

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Copy of the said communication has also been handed over to counsel for the petitioner.

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In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent/ ECI to process the application filed by the petitioner and carry out the verification process in an expeditious manner. AMIT BANSAL, J MAY 18, 2026 ds W.P.(C) 6861/2026 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 20/05/2026 at 16:54:10