HARI RAJMANIKKAM (PRESIDENT OF PROPOSED POLITICAL PARTY BHARTIYA DRAVIDA JANATHA PARTY APPROVED NAME NATIONAL DRAVIDA REGIONAL PARTY vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 2nd February, 2026 W.P.(C) 1361/2026 & CM APPL. 6727/2026 HARI RAJMANIKKAM (PRESIDENT OF PROPOSED POLITICAL PARTY BHARTIYA DRAVIDA JANATHA PARTY APPROVED NAME NATIONAL DRAVIDA REGIONAL PARTY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ali Md. Maaz, Advocate versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rohini Prasad, Ms. Anshika Ranjan and Ms. Samridhi Srivastava, Advocates for R-1 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:- “A) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent declaring the 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner had applied with the respondent/Election Commission of India (hereinafter ‘ECI’) for registration of a political party as far back as 19th April, 2024. Despite so much time having elapsed and the petitioner having to approach this Court by filing two writ petitions, the petitioner has still not been granted registration of his political party. 3. To appreciate the submissions of the parties, it may be relevant to take note of some of the facts