Delhi High Court dismisses plea to deregister AAP, disqualify Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition to deregister the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its leader, Arvind Kejriwal. The court found the petition to be without merit, stating that the claims made were highly misconceived. Additionally, the court noted that the Election Commission lacks the authority to deregister a political party.
- ▪The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking to deregister AAP and disqualify Arvind Kejriwal.
- ▪The court described the petition as bereft of merit and highly misconceived.
- ▪Contempt of court proceedings have already been initiated against AAP politicians for their conduct.
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to deregister the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, and other leaders from contesting elections for boycotting court proceedings in the excise policy case.A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the petition by Satish Kumar Aggarwal was bereft of any merit and his contention was “too far-fetched, highly misconceived and misplaced”.According to the public interest litigation (PIL), AAP was liable to be deregistered in terms of Section 29A(5) of the Representation of the People Act on account of its officer bearers and members boycotting the proceedings before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise…
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