New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to treat a plea seeking registration of the Akhand Karni Party and decide it within a time frame, preferably four weeks.

A bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the direction while hearing a petition filed by Shekhawat Rajendar Singh Sharvan Singh, president of the proposed Akhand Karni Party, against the ECI.

Advocate Ali Md Maaz, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the party had applied for registration under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, on March 27, 2026, and the ECI had acknowledged the application on March 30. He submitted that despite the passage of several months and a subsequent represent...