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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 103

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
VIPIN KUMAR SHARMA – Appellant
Versus
THE RETURNING OFFICER NDBA ELECTIONS 2025 – Respondent


Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points summarized:

  1. The petitioners challenged the election results of the NDBA 2025, alleging that the election was not conducted in a free and fair manner, with claims of malpractices, including illegal entry into polling stations, disconnecting scanning machines, and casting bogus votes (!) (!) (!) .

  2. The petitioners contended that the election process violated the directions issued by a full bench of the Court, particularly regarding the mandatory scanning of proximity cards, which was not adhered to due to alleged dysfunction of the scanning machines (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  3. They also argued that discrepancies existed between the number of proximity cards scanned and votes cast, suggesting large-scale bogus voting and rigging (!) (!) .

  4. The respondents, including the Returning Officer (RO), defended the conduct of the election, asserting that all procedures were followed correctly, physical verification was conducted, and the election was held in accordance with the Court’s directions (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  5. The Court noted that the election process was primarily under the control of the Election Committee and the RO, with the Court’s role limited to the issuance of proximity cards and ensuring compliance with directions (!) (!) (!) .

  6. The Court emphasized that disputes related to the conduct of elections of private bodies like the NDBA are generally private disputes, which are more appropriately addressed through civil suits or election petitions, rather than writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution (!) (!) (!) .

  7. It was observed that the election of the NDBA, being a private body, does not inherently involve a public function, and thus, the Court


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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 23rd December, 2025

Pronounced on: 05th January, 2026

+ W.P.(C) 3646/2025, CM APPL. 17024/2025, CM APPL. 20920/2025,

CM APPL. 22610/2025, CM APPL. 32425/2025 & CM APPL.

40471/2025

VIPIN KUMAR SHARMA .....Petitioner

Through: Ms. Tanya Gupta, Mr. Harshit Jain,

Ms. Radhika Gaur and Mr. Pratik Sharma, Advs. with Mr. Vipin Kumar Sharma, Mr. Bipin Dubey and Mr. Pardeep Sharma, Petitioners in person

M: 9899827106

Email: vkassociates2004@gmail.com Mr. Mahmood Pracha, Mr. Bipin Kumar Dubey, Mr. Sandeep Singh, Mr. Vipin Sharma, Mr. Harshit Jain, Mr. Surya Dev Singh, Mr. Ashish Bhardwaj, Ms. Tanya Gupta, Mr. A.K. Mishra, Mr. Naresh Pal, Mr. Arun Kumar, Mr. Anuj Kumar Mishra, Ms. Niharika, Ms. Mahima, Ms. Rashmi Kumari, Ms. Savita Kumari, Mr. Vinod Kumar and Ms.

Bibha, Advs.

Dr. Pradeep Sharma, Mr. M. Mihal Mehdi and Mr. S.K. Raut, Advs. for

P-3

Mr. Ramesh, Ms. Ruchi Rajora Sharma and Mr. Pratik Sharma, Advs. Dr. N. Pradeep Sharma, Mr. Naresh Kumar, Mr. RAkesh Kumar Bhalla, Mr. Pawan Kumar, Ms. Tabassum, Ms. Tisha and Ms. Kiran Sharma,

Advs.

Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Mr. Anurag Rawat and Mr. Manish Kumar, Advs.

for P-1 versus THE RETURNING OFFICER NDBA ELECTIONS

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