M G DAWOOD MIAKHAN vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 25th February, 2026 W.P.(C) 7099/2024 with CM APPL. 54054/2025 M G DAWOOD MIAKHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rahul Shyam Bhandari, Mr. G. Priyadharshni, Mr. Satyam Pathak, Ms. Jasleen Kaur and Mr. Mohit Garg, Advocates versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Standing Counsel for ECI/R-1 Mr. Haris Beeran, Mr. Sayid Marzook Bafaki, Mr. Azhar Assees, Mr. Anand B. Menon, Mr. Ranjay N., and Mr. Rizwana R. Raj, Advocates for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 20th April, 2024 passed by respondent no.1/Election Commission of India (‘ECI’) on the petitioner’s representation dated 29th January, 2024. A further direction is sought directing ECI to derecognise the merger of Muslim League Kerala State Committee (‘MLKSC’) with Indian Union Muslim League (‘IUML’) which has been approved/ratified by impugned order dated 3rd March, 2012 and/or set aside the order dated 3rd 2. Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, senior counsel for the petitioner