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The Delhi High Court connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) dismissed a petition seeking a absorption to the Election Commission of India to deregister the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, and different leaders from contesting elections for boycotting tribunal proceedings successful the excise argumentation case.
A seat of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the petition by Satish Kumar Aggarwal was bereft of immoderate merit and his contention was “too far-fetched, highly misconceived and misplaced”.
According to the nationalist involvement litigation (PIL), AAP was liable to beryllium deregistered successful presumption of Section 29A(5) of the Representation of the People Act connected relationship of its serviceman bearers and members boycotting the proceedings earlier Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma successful the excise argumentation case.
The plea contended that portion Section 29A(5) mandates a governmental enactment to “bear existent religion and allegiance to the Constitution”, the AAP leaders failed to adhere to the law principles erstwhile they “scandalised and politicised the full system” successful the excise argumentation case.
“There is thing connected grounds to found that the Respondent no. 3 (AAP) has admitted that it has nary religion successful the Constitution oregon the principles of secularism, socialism oregon democracy,” the tribunal said.
The tribunal stated that the Election Commission does not person the powerfulness to deregister a governmental party, and contempt of tribunal proceedings person already been initiated against the politicians for their conduct.
