Kuldeep Kumer Gaur Vs the Election Committee and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Kuldeep Kumer Gaur Vs the Election Committee and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to take recourse of appropriate proceedings, as per law; the prayer to declare the elections null and void was not decided or directed by this Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the elections of the Shahdara Bar Association, Karkardooma Court, held on 21st March, 2025, should be declared null and void on account of mismanagement, negligence and failure of the Election Committee/respondents to uphold the elections in a fair and transparent manner. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In the order dated 26th March, 2025 passed by the Full Bench of this Court, directions have already been issued with respect to the elections to be held in the Shahdara Bar Association; this Court takes note of the same as the basis for disposing of the petition.

Key takeaways

Noting the Full Bench directions, the present writ petition is disposed of, with liberty to take recourse of appropriate proceedings, as per law.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Single Judge: Mini Pushkarna, J.), Order dated 02.04.2025 in W.P.(C) 4133/2025 & CM APPL. 19131/2025 (Kuldeep Kumer Gaur v. The Election Committee and Ors.) — The petitioner sought a direction declaring the elections of the Shahdara Bar Association, Karkardooma Court, held on 21st March, 2025, null and void, alleging mismanagement, negligence and failure of the Election Committee/respondents to conduct the elections in a fair and transparent manner. Counsel for respondent no. 6 (Delhi High Court) and respondent no. 7 (Bar Council of Delhi) handed over the Full Bench order dated 26th March, 2025 in W.P.(C) 10363/2021, “Lalit Sharma and Others Versus Union of India and Others”, submitting that the Shahdara Bar Association elections had been called off due to various reasons. Held: (i) the learned Full Bench has already issued directions with respect to the elections to be held in the Shahdara Bar Association; (ii) accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to take recourse of appropriate proceedings as per law. No statutory provision was invoked; no monetary quantum arises; no dissenting opinion.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 4133/2025 & CM APPL. 19131/2025

KULDEEP KUMER GAUR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Umang Tyagi and Mr. Hardik Saxena, Advs. M: 9999178173 Email: [email protected]

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THE ELECTION COMMITTEE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Padmapriya, Adv. with Mr. Shikhar Bhardwaj, Adv. for R-6. M: 9557511971 Email: [email protected] Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Mr. Bhanu Gulati, Ms. Anum Hussain, Ms. Yamini Singh and Mr. Sourabh Kumar, Advs. for R-7.

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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02.04.2025

By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to declare the elections of Shahdara Bar Association, Karkardooma Court, held on 21^st March, 2025, as null and void, due to mismanagement, negligence and failure of the Election Committee/respondents to uphold the elections in a fair and transparent manner.

Per contra , learned counsel appearing for respondent no.6-Delhi High Court and respondent no.7-Bar Council of Delhi, have handed over a copy of the order dated 26^th March, 2025, passed by the Full Bench of this Court

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in W.P.(C) 10363/2021 , titled as “Lalit Sharma and Others Versus Union of India and Others” , to submit that the election of the Shahdara Bar Association, were called off due to various reasons.

This Court notes that in the order dated 26^th March, 2025 passed by the Full Bench, directions have already been issued by the learned Full Bench with respect to the elections to be held in the Shahdara Bar Association.

Accordingly, noting the aforesaid, the present writ petition is disposed of, with the liberty to take recourse of appropriate proceedings, as per law.

MINI PUSHKARNA, J

APRIL 2, 2025/kr

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 07/04/2025 at 13:06:04