Gondwana Dandakaranya Party v. The State Election Commission
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court (Special Original Jurisdiction), W.P. No. 30350 of 2025, decided 08.10.2025 by Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh, CJ and G.M. Mohiuddin, J. Gondwana Dandakaranya Party (rep. by Vattam Himabindu) v. State Election Commission, State of Telangana and Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. Mandamus sought for registration of party and allotment of common symbol for Panchayat Raj local body elections (MPTC/MPP/ZPTC/ZPP); applications dated 21.08.2025 and 22.09.2025; paper publication under Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2018; prematurity objection by Commission; disposed of without merits with direction to process applications in accordance with law within reasonable time; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with an observation that the State Election Commission will consider the petitioner's applications and process them in accordance with law within a reasonable time; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stand closed.