SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 7019/2026 SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Ms. Pratibha Sinha, Mr. Sneh Vardhan and Mr. Vaibhav Singh, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Mittal, CGSC with Mr. Aviraj Pandey, Ms. Sobhya Jain, Mr. Hrithik Saxena and Ms. R. Jaiswal, Advocates for R-1/UOI. Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, SC with Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Mr. Ashish Shukla, Mr. Aditya Sachdeva and Mr. Krish Bhatia, Advocates for R-2/ECI. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ(ORAL) 1. Heard Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, learned Counsel representing the Petitioner, Mr. Ankur Mittal, learned Counsel representing Respondent No.1 / Union of India and Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, learned Counsel representing Respondent No. 2 / Election Commission of India. 2. Jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 (“Constitution”) has been sought to be invoked ostensibly in public interest by instituting the proceedings of this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution with the following prayers:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM W.P.(C) 7019/2026 Page 1 of 15 SHARMA Signing Date:22.05.2026 10:48:38 “(i) To issue a writ of mandamus commanding Respondent No. 2, i.e. the Election Commission of India, to deregister Respondent No. 3 political party, i.e. the Aam Aadmi Party, for violation of Section 29A(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951; (ii) To direct Respondent No. 2 to declare Respondent Nos. 4 to 6 disqualified from contesting elections to either the Parliament or the Assembly; (iii) To pass such other or further order as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper fa