W.P.(C) 9570/2026 $~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9570/2026 MANAV SHAKTI PARTY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Irshad Ahmad Khan, Mr. Anish Shreshtha and Mr. Brij Ballabh Tiwari, Advocates. versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Mr. Aditya Sachdeva, Ms. Jasmine Magat and Mr. Ashish Shukla, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/Election Commission of India (hereinafter ‘ECI’) to approve the proposed name of the petitioner, i.e. ‘MANAV SHAKTI PARTY’ and to register the aforesaid political party in an expeditious manner. It is stated that the petitioner party wishes to contest the General Legislative Assembly Election in the state of Uttar Pradesh, tentatively scheduled for February, 2027. 2. There were some defects in the application of the petitioner pointed out by the respondent/ECI vide communication dated 24th April, 2026, 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 20/07/2026 at 11:44:44 W.P.(C) 9570/2026 which were responded to by the petitioner vide communication dated 11th May, 2026. 3. Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/ECI on advance notice submits that a communication dated 15th July, 2026 has been sent to the Chief Electoral Officer, U.P, to undertake a physical verification of 20 members whose affidavits have been given by the petitioner party along with its application. A communication dated 15th July, 2026 has also been sent to the District Election Officer, District Firozabad, U.P. to conduct verification of the address of the political party. 3.1. Copies of both the aforesaid communications have been handed over in Court and the same are taken on record. 4. In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent/ECI to process the application of the petitioner and carry out the necessary verification processes in an expeditious manner. AMIT BANSAL, J JULY 17, 2026 Vivek/- 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 20/07/2026 at 11:44:44