W.P.(C) 3942/2026 $~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3942/2026 DRAVIDA MAKKAL MASOTHA KATCHI THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT SH M MAYAVENKATESAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Sharma, Advocate. versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami and Mr. Ashish Shukla, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 27.03.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: 2. The petitioner filed an application under Section 29-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for registration of the proposed political party. The respondent/ Election Commission of India (hereinafter ‘ECI’), vide communication dated 23rd February, 2026, pointed out certain deficiencies in the application which were rectified by the petitioner vide 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 30/03/2026 at 17:52:12 W.P.(C) 3942/2026 communications dated 2nd March, 2026 and 9th March, 2026. 3. Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, counsel appearing on behalf of ECI, has handed over a communication dated 10th March, 2026. 3.1 A copy of the aforesaid communication is taken on record. 4. In terms of the said communication, the respondent/ ECI has asked the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu to carry out a physical verification of 20 members of the petitioner’s proposed political party and submit a report. 4.1 Mr. Vashishtha submits that the said report is likely to be received shortly. 5. In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent/ ECI to expeditiously process the application of the petitioner. AMIT BANSAL, J MARCH 27, 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 30/03/2026 at 17:52:12