DHRONE DIWAN & ORS. vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Date of Decision: 29th January, 2025 % W.P.(C) 1103/2025 & CM APPL. 5453/2025 DHRONE DIWAN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners in person versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar and Mr. Om Batra, Advocates for R-1/ECI Ms. Suruchi Suri, SC for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ (ORAL) 1. This Public Interest Litigation (hereafter ‘PIL’) petition has been filed by young lawyers raising concerns about various malicious materials being circulated as part of electioneering and election campaign in the Elections scheduled to be held for the Legislative Assembly of Delhi. 2. Various materials have been brought on record of this writ petition by the petitioners which allegedly depict that by making spam calls, votes are being solicited by the candidates of the political parties on the basis of certain materials/messages which, according to the petitioners, are vilifying and hence cannot be permitted. The prayer clause of the writ petition is W.P.(C)1103/2025 3. Thus, essentially, the concern raised by the petitioners is in rel