The court disposed of the writ petition as satisfied after the Election Commission approved one of the proposed names for the political party.
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MGR ANNA DRAVID MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM .....Petitioner
Through: Dr. G. Siva Bala Murugan, Ms. Selvaraj Mahendran, Mr. Hari Krishan P.V. and Mr. Dhass Prathap Singh V.M., Advocates
versus
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Standing Counsel with Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Ms. Geetanjali Reddy and Mr. Aditya Sachdeva, Advocates
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL
O R D E R % 17.02.2026
AMIT BANSAL, J
FEBRUARY 17, 2026 ds
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MGR Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam
Election Commission of India
Amit Bansal
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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