M/S PATTALI MAKKAL KATCHI vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision:04.12.2025 W.P.(C) 18311/2025, CM APPL. 75855/2025, CM APPL. 75856/2025 & CM APPL. 75857/2025 M/S PATTALI MAKKAL KATCHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. M. P. Devnath, Mr. Abhishek Anand, Mr. Rahul Kumar, Dr. K. Arul, Ms. Charu trivedi, Mr. Hridyanand Ojha, Advocates (M:7903435470) versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Ms. Shagun Chopra, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Advs. with Mr. Tushar Gupta, Ms. Nitya Gupta, Mr. S. Balu, Mr. Karuna Karan, Mr. Vinoba Boopathi, Ms. Aditi Gupta, Mr. Lakhvinder Singh, Mr. Junaid Aamir, Ms. Aaliya Waziri, Advocates for Intervenor respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition is stated to have been filed by the petitioner political party through its founder and present President, Dr. S. Ramadoss, challenging the letters/communications dated 09th September, 2025 and 27th November, 2025, issued by the respondent no. 1 – Election Commission of India (“ECI”), insofar as they extend and reaffirm the tenure of the previous 2026. 2