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

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$~55 * 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 18311/2025 Page 1 of 34 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:06.12.2025 20:19:19 President and officer bearers of the petitioner party, i.e., Dr. R. Anbumani, till 01st August, 2026. 2. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a registered un-recognised political party, which was founded by Dr. S. Ramadoss on 16th July, 1989. It has its own constitution and bye-laws, governing, inter alia, internal affairs such as memberships, terms and tenures, etc. 3. It is submitted that Dr. R. Anbumani was elected as the President