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Delhi High Court - Orders

Lalit Sharma And Ors vs Union Of India And Ors on 2 December, 2024

Author: Manmohan

Bench: Vibhu Bakhru, Yashwant Varma, Manmohan

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                                          *    IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
                                          +           W.P.(C) 10363/2021
                                                      LALIT SHARMA AND ORS                     ..... Petitioners
                                                                   Through: Mr. Neeraj, Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain,
                                                                            Mr. Soumya Dip Chakraborty, Mr.
                                                                            Sachin Saraswat, Mr. Rudra Paliwal,
                                                                            Mr. Ankush Kapoor and Mr. Sanjay
                                                                            Pal, Advs.

                                                                                         versus

                                                      UNION OF INDIA AND ORS                    ..... Respondents
                                                                    Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Mukesh Kr.
                                                                             Tiwari, Advs. for UOI.

                                                                                                                 Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq
                                                                                                                 Srivastava, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty,
                                                                                                                 Mr. Bhanu Gulati, Ms. Anum
                                                                                                                 Hussain, Ms. Yamini Singh, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Sourabh Kumar, Advs. for R-1.

                                                                                                                 Mr. Mohit Mathur, Sr. Adv., Mr.
                                                                                                                 Inderbir Singh Alag, Sr. Adv, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Jatan Singh, Mr. Sandeep Sharma,
                                                                                                                 with Mr. Amit Chadha, Mr. Naginder
                                                                                                                 Benipal, Mr. Shyam Sharma, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Sanjay Dewan, Ms. Bandana Kaur
                                                                                                                 Grover, Mr. Dhan Mohan, Mr. Rajat
                                                                                                                 Manchanda, Mr. Nishant Anand, Ms.
                                                                                                                 Gayatri Puri, Mr. Nitesh Mehra, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Siddharth Tripathy and Mr. Sumit
                                                                                                                 Mishra, Advs. for the Delhi High
                                                                                                                 Court Bar Association.

                                                                                                                 Mr. Amrish Kumar Gautam, Adv,
                                                                                                                 President, Mr. Subhash Chandra
                                                                                                                 Gupta, Adv., Secretary, Mr. Ravi
                                                                                                                 Prakash Gautam, Mr. Sanjay Singh,
                                                                                                                 Adv. for Taxation Bar Association.



This is a digitally signed order.
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                                                                                                                  Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv, Mr. Jayant
                                                                                                                 Mehta, Sr. Adv., Mr. Piyush Beriwal,
                                                                                                                 Mr. Kushagra K. Kansal, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Vedansh Anand, Mr. Yash Tyagi and
                                                                                                                 Mr. Sandip Munian, Advs.         for
                                                                                                                 applicant in C.M. No. 61310/2024

                                                                                                                 Mr. Cherish Gujral, Mr. Pandey, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Mayur Rexwal, Advs.

                                                                                                                 Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Adv. for Sales
                                                                                                                 Tax Bar Association.

                                                                                                                 Mr. Tarun Rana, Mr. M.M. Khan, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Pradeep Singh, Ms. Jain, Mr. Waseem
                                                                                                                 Akram, Mr. Puneet Dhawan, Mr.
                                                                                                                 Anish Kr. Singh, Ms. Shivani Verma,
                                                                                                                 Mr. Palash Singh, Advs.

                                                                                                                 Mr. Navin Kumar, Adv.
                                                                                                                 Mr. Shannu Baghel with Mr. Yash
                                                                                                                 Chaudhary, Advs. in C.M. NO.
                                                                                                                 63389/2024   and    CM    APPL.
                                                                                                                 63390/2024


                                          CORAM:
                                          HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
                                          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU
                                          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA

                                                                                         ORDER

% 02.12.2024 CM APPL. 61310/2024

1. On 29th November, 2024, this Court had directed the Delhi High Court Bar Association to appoint an Election Commission not later than one week from the receipt of the draft list of voters.

2. Mr. Sanjay Jain, learned senior counsel for the applicants states that as of today, out of a total of Ten Thousand Forty (10040) applications, eight 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 04/12/2024 at 22:29:01 Thousand Four Hundred and Eleven (8411) applications are pending consideration before the Level 2 Election Committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association.

3. Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, learned counsel for the Delhi High Court has handed over minutes of the meeting dated 29th November, 2024 of the Committee to conduct audit of existing rules and measures. In the said minutes of the meeting, it is recorded as under:

"Considering the fact that large number of applications are still pending at Level-2 and Level-3, the Committee is of the considered view that in order to have maximum participation by advocates in the electoral process it would be in fitness of things that the last date for removing the objections by the applicants and verification at all levels be extended till 5.12.2024. However every endeavour be made to complete the verification process on time. i.e. by 05.12.2024. The President and Hony. Secretary of DHCBA may be requested to provide more manpower to complete the verification process in the stipulated period."

4. Mr. Mohit Mathur, President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association states that more manpower has been allocated to complete the verification process in the stipulated period. He assures and undertakes to this Court that the Level 2 and Level 3 scrutiny shall be completed by the Delhi High Court Bar Association before 09th December, 2024.

5. List on 12th December, 2024.

CM APPL. 63389/2024, CM APPL. 63390/2024, CM APPL. 70443/ 2024

6. List on 12th December, 2024.

MANMOHAN, CJ VIBHU BAKHRU, J YASHWANT VARMA, J DECEMBER 2, 2024/N.Khanna This is a digitally signed order.

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