Allowed
P.J.Babu v. the Election Commission of India
Kerala HCWP(C)/555/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of a writ petition raising before the Court of whether the Commissioner of election should grant registration to certain political parties without hearing the petitioner. It was held that the chairman of the petitioner's political party should be heard before the final order on the registration of the applicant parties.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of and it is held that the Chairman of the Kerala Congress Party shall be heard before granting registration to the application filed by the party respondents.