* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of decision: 20th November, 2014.
+ LPA No.566/2014
ALL INDIA STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (AISA)
& ORS ..... Appellants
Through: Mr. Juno Rahman, Adv.
Versus
THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER (DUSU ELECTION 2014-15)
& ANR ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Adv. for
R-1&2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW
RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J.
1. This intra court appeal impugns the judgment dated 26th August, 2014 of the learned Single Judge of this Court of dismissal of W.P.(C) No.5465/2014 preferred by the three appellants.
2. Though the appeal came up first before us for admission only on 10th November, 2014 but the counsel for the respondents, the Delhi University and its Chief Election Officer for the Delhi University Students‟ Union (DUSU) Elections, 2014-2015 having appeared before us on advance notice, we, with consent of counsels, heard the counsels finally on the appeal and reserved judgment.
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3. The writ petition from which this appeal arises was preferred, just prior to the DUSU elections scheduled to be held on 12 th September, 2014, highlighting the practice prevalent in DUSU elections, of some of the contesting candidates, with a view to having their names listed first / at the top on the ballo