Delhi High Court dismisses plea alleging partisan campaigning by varsity staff in DUSU polls
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition alleging electoral malpractice and partisan campaigning by university officials during the recent DUSU elections. The court cited a lack of specific evidence and failure to properly name the accused parties.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces the legal standards required to challenge student union election results and highlights the importance of providing concrete evidence in judicial petitions.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) dismissed a plea challenging the recent DUSU election results, alleging large-scale electoral malpractice and partisan campaigning by university officials including professors.
The High Court rejected the petition, saying there were no particulars given in the plea and even the photographs filed by the petitioner did not contain the date and time of the events.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the order on a petition by Vijay Shankar Meena, who contested the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections for the post of president from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) seat.
"You cannot file these kinds of petitions. There are no particulars," the judge said.
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