DAL CHAND KAPIL v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS.
EL.PET./6/2020 · 2025-09-19
Cases Pertaining To Special Benches
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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$~SB-4 & 5 (Original Side) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + EL.PET. 6/2020 I.A. 13001/2022 I.A. 19545/2022 I.A. 9237/2023 I.A. 13887/2023 I.A. 6866/2024 REVIEW PET. 116/2024 & I.A. 6866/2024.
DAL CHAND KAPIL .....Petitioner Through: None
versus
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. ......Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Ms. Manyaa Chandor, Ms. Shagun Chopra, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Harvinder Choudhary, Advocate with Ms. Jyoti Vashist, Advocate for R-2.
EL.PET. 12/2020, I.A. 8900/2020, I.A. 8901/2020, I.A. 1232/2021 I.A.
1468/2021, I.A. 1469/2021, I.A. 12267/2023, I.A. 6890/2024 & REVIEW PET. 118/2024.
ARVIND KUMAR
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Achal Gupta, Advocate (through VC)
versus
PRAKASH @ PRAKASH JARWAL & ORS.. ......Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Ms. Manyaa Chandor, Ms. Shagun Chopra, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Harvinder Choudhary, Advocate with Ms. Jyoti Vashist, Advocate for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2025 at 12:06:37
O R D E R %
19.09.2025
EL.PET. 12/2020
1. Mr. Achal Gupta, counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner in EL.PET. 12/2020, states that he wishes to withdraw the said Election Petition.
2. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn primarily in light of the fact that term of the Legislative Assembly constituted post the election, which were impugned, are now over, and a fresh election has already been held, and a new Assembly has been constituted.
3. Pending application are rendered infructuous.
EL.PET. 6/2020
1. Despite issuance of notice by the Court to Mr. Dal Chand/the petitioner, no one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Considering the reasons cited above, the Court is of the view that this petition does not survive and is, accordingly, dismissed as being infructuous. All pending applications are also rendered infructuous.
2.
Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.
ANISH DAYAL, J SEPTEMBER 19, 2025/RK/bp
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2025 at 12:06:37