SACHIN BHATI vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI THROUGH ITS VICE-CHANCELLOR & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17200/2024 & CM APPL. 73132/2024 SACHIN BHATI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashu Bidhuri, Mr. Swapnam Prakash Singh, Ms. Shabana Hussain, Mr. Sumit Dagar, Mr. Sahil Vidhuri, Advocates Mob: 8447712548 Email: [email protected] versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI THROUGH ITS VICE-CHANCELLOR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Monika Arora, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advocates Mob: 8979496930 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 08.09.2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondent no. 3 to quash and set aside the Hansraj College Students’ Union (“Union”) election result dated 24th November, 2024, for the post of the President, and to conduct recounting of votes for the post of the President, with immediate effect. 2. As per the facts on record, the petitioner contested the Hansraj College Students’ Union Election of 2024-2025, for the post of the President. The elections of the Union were held on 27th September, 2024, and the counting of votes for Hansraj College Student Union, was held on 24th November, 2024. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 17200/2024 Page 1 of 9 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:08.09.2025 21:00:15 3. As per the case put forth by the petitioner, the entire dispute in the present petition is regarding counting of votes and arbitrary actions of the Chief Election Officer, Hansraj College and the College Administration. 4. It is submitted that as per the Rules and Regulations of the University, there shall be one representative/counting agent on behalf of each contesting candidate during the counting of votes. However, the College Administration did no