RAVINDER KUMAR LUTHRA vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANR

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11073/2025, CM APPLs. 45573/2025 & 45574/2025 RAVINDER KUMAR LUTHRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Ms. Nikunj Arora Mr. Arjun, Mr. Amrit Koul, Ms. Muskaan Dutta and Mr. Prahil Sharma, Advs. versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar and Mr. Om Batra, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 04.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. After some hearing, Mr. Sidhant Kumar, learned Counsel for the respondents is agreeable to a disposal of this writ petition with a request to the Central Administrative Tribunal1 to hear and decide OA 2525/2025 on the next date of hearing, i.e., 25 September 2025, when the OA is next listed before the Tribunal, and submits that till that date, the respondents would not insist on implementation of the order of transfer of the petitioner to Bihar. 2. We accordingly dispose of this writ petition in the said terms. 1 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 11073/2025 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 2 KUMAR Signing Date:05.08.2025 17:33:31 The Tribunal is requested to take up the OA 2525/2025 for disposal on 25 September 2025. 3. To facilitate this, we direct that the counter affidavit by way of response to the OA be positively filed within two weeks. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within one week thereafter. 4. Both sides may also place on record, before the Tribunal, short notes of their respective submissions not exceeding five pages each after exchanging copies with each other at least 48 hours in advance of the next date of hearing to facilitate hearing. 5. Learned Counsel for the parties undertake not to take any adjournment on