Delhi High Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Ban on AAP Leaders Contesting Elections

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to de-register the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Durgesh Pathak from contesting elections.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia termed the petition “highly misconceived” and rejected the contention that contempt proceedings against the leaders reflected lack of allegiance to the Constitution.

The Court observed that the Election Commission can de-register a political party only in limited exceptional circumstances and found no material to show that AAP had expressed lack of faith in the Constitution.