YOGENDER CHANDOLIA vs VISHESH RAVI & ORS.

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$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13th April, 2026 Pronounced on: 24th April, 2026 + EL.PET. 10/2020, I.A. 8728/2020 & I.A. 11988/2020 YOGENDER CHANDOLIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Kumar Gupta, Mr. C.Prakash, Mr. Abhiesumat Gupta, Ms. Anushree Rawat, Mr. Shrey Tanwar, Ms. Shreja Saini, Mr. Abhishek Rana, Mr. T.Parth, Mr. Rajesh Yadav and Mr. Ankit Verma, Advs. versus VISHESH RAVI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anupam Srivastava, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, Ms. Rohini Prasad, Ms. Ashika Ranjan and Ms. Samriddhi Srivastava, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR JUDGMENT REPORTABLE Per DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The matter has come before us pursuant to a reference that was made by learned Single Judge while hearing the election petition filed by the petitioner challenging the election of the respondent, who had been declared successful from Assembly Constituency-23, Karol Bagh for the general elections of Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi held in the year 2020. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NAVEEN KUMAR EL.PET. 10/2020 Page 1 of 15 Signing Date:24.04.2026 17:22:17 2. It will not be out of place to reproduce relevant part of reasoning given by learned Single Judge, while making reference: “22. In order to attract Section 123(4) of the RP Act is that there has to be publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person in relation to another candidate with the consent of a candidate or his election agent of any statement of fact which is false and which he either believes to be false or does not believe to be true in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate or in relation to the candidature or withdrawal of any candidate being a statement reaso