VISHVANATH AGARWAL vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23rd January, 2025 W.P.(C) 765/2025 VISHVANATH AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kiran Bala Agarwal, Advocate with Petitioner in person. versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS......Respondents Through: Mr. Ankit Agarwal, Standing Counsel with Ms. Viyushti Rawat and Mr. Ashish Shukla, Advocates for Respondent No.1/ECI. Mr. Amit Sharma, Mr. Dipesh Sinha, Ms. Pallavi Barua and Ms. Aparna Singh, Advocates for Respondent No.2/SEC. Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Advocate for Respondent No.3. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 3806/2025 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 765/2025 and CM APPL.4365/2025 3. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs: “i. allow the Writ Petition; ii. Declare the action of the No. 3 is unconstitutional in as much, as not allowing/ accepting nomination form from candidate who reached before or at 3 PM on 17-01-2025, last day of nomination. 4. Learned counsel for Respondent No.1 objects to the maintainability of thi