FINAL Mandamus

Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.
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IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Extraordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO._________ OF 2017
IN THE MATTER OF:-
PRASHANT MANCHANDA ...PETITIONER
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS
INDEX
S.No. Particulars Page Nos.
A. Court Fees
1. Notice of Motion
2. Urgent Application
3. Memo of parties
4. List of Dates and Events
5. WRIT PETITION - Petition Under Article 226

Of The Constitution Of India Seeking Writ Of
Mandamus Against The Respondents And To
Issue In Favour Of The Petitioner Along With
Affidavit.
6. ANNEXURE P-1(colly): Copies of newspaper
reports along with true typed copy.
7. ANNEXURE P-2(colly): Copies of

photographs of defacement of properties around
Delhi along with true typed copy.
8. ANNEXURE P-3: Copy of Times of India

newspaper report dated 29-08-2017 along with
true typed copy.
9. Application For Exemption From Filing

Certified Copy Of The Documents i.e.
Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com)
Annexures Under Section 151 C.P.C along with

Affidavit.
10.
Certificate of Non Filing
11.
Certificate for supplying the coloured
photographs
12.
Photocopy of I.D. Proof of the
Petitioner/Applicant.
PETITIONER IN PERSON
DATED:
NEW DELHI
THROUGH
PRASHANT MANCHANDA (ADVOCATE)
OFFICE:- 123, RG COMPLEX-II,
PRASHANT VIHAR, DELHI-85
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
NOTICE OF MOTION
To,
Standing Counsel (Criminal),
NCT of Delhi
Sir,
Please take note that the above mentioned matter is likely to be listed
before the Hon’ble Court on ___________ or any day thereafter, as per
the convenience of the Hon’ble Court.
DATED:
NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
URGENT APPLICATION
To,
The Registrar,
High Court of Delhi,
New Delhi
Sir,
Kindly treat the accompanying application as urgent in accordance with
the Delhi High Court Rules & Orders. The ground of urgency is as
follows:
“The petitioner is aghast at the blatant violation of the basic civic laws
and of the Student Election Code of Conduct committed by the upcoming
student leaders, who are defacing and soiling the public and private
properties in DUSU Election, 2017 which is scheduled for 12th
September, 2017. This violation needs to be contained and remedied
hence, the urgency.”
DATED:
NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
MEMO OF PARTIES
1. PRASHANT MANCHANDA
S/O LATE DAVINDER MANCHANDA
R/O C-23F, VIJETA VIHAR, SEC 13,
ROHINI, DELHI-110085
...PETITIONER
VERSUS
1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, THROUGH ITS
JOINT SECRETARY,
NORTH BLOCK CENTRAL SECRETARIAT,
NEW DELHI-110001
…RESPONDENT NO. 1
2. PROF. YOGESH K TYAGI, VICE CHANCELLOR,

PATRON OF DUSU,
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI -110007
…RESPONDENT NO. 2
3. NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,
THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN
(NDMC HEAD OFFICE)
PALIKA KENDRA
PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI-110001
…RESPONDENT NO. 3
4. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN
780, MAJOR SOMNATH MARG, SECTOR-9,
RK PURAM, NEW DELHI-110022 …RESPONDENT NO. 4
5. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE – DELHI

POLICE HEADQUARTERS, M.S.O BUILDING,
NEW DELHI-110002
…RESPONDENT NO. 5
6. DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION,

THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR
METRO BHAWAN, FIRE BRIGADE LANE,
BARAKHAMBA ROAD,
NEW DELHI – 110001
…RESPONDENT NO. 6
DATED:
NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203
LIST OF DATES AND EVENTS
2006 The Lyngdoh Committee was set up by the Ministry of
Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2006 as per the
direction of the Supreme Court to reform students' union
elections and to get rid of money and muscle power in student
politics. Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (LCR), 2006
was submitted with a view to curtail the havoc wreaked during
the student elections by the candidates and to prescribe the
do’s and don’ts for the elections. (relevant portion):
“6.7.8.No candidate shall, nor shall his/her supporters, deface
or cause any destruction to any property of the university
/college campus, for any purpose whatsoever, without the
prior written permission of the college / university authorities.
All candidates shall be held jointly and severally liable for
any destruction/defacing of any university / college property.”
2013- From the newspaper reports gathered by the petitioner since
2017 2013, it has come to his notice that every concerned authority
entrusted with the responsibility of pressing the law into
motion so as to curtail the menace of soiling, corroding,
defacing and destroying the public and private properties,
across all quarters of Delhi ensuing annoyance and nuisance to
the public has been only passing the buck onto some other
connected authorities every consecutive year which has, in the
present day, taken a monstrous form.

June- That the aspiring student leaders backed by the Student
August political organization are corroding, defacing and destroying
public and private properties in the face of upcoming DUSU

2017
elections 2017 whereupon they have spray painted & pasted
posters on subways, on flyovers, overbridges and walls across
the capital in a run-up to the Delhi University Students Union
(DUSU) election, more prominently at the North Campus,
also taking in its fold defacing private properties, sadly the
concerned authorities have miserably failed to curb the said
menace.
August That thereafter, owing to the manifest ineptness of the
2017 concerned authorities to obliterate the aforesaid menace
petitioner was constrained to undertake a painstaking direct
and indirect research through the internet from 2013 to present
& field surveys of students in person with a view to find out
the measures taken by the concerned authorities to set the law
into motion. However, astonishingly it has been found that the
said nefarious practices have been carried out inordinately
with complete impunity, wherein the concerned authorities
have been only a mute spectator to the students’ grievances
and public spirited citizens in every consecutive year. The
same also gets underpinned by the statements issued by the
senior officers of the concerned authorities to the Leading
Newsapers, whereupon they have cited their helplessness to

put an end to the menace, instead passing the buck onto the
connected authorities. Evidently, it has only emboldened the
lawbreakers to almost create havoc in the heart of the city,
making the situation from bad to worse.
28th That the petitioner upon noticing the blatant violation of the
August law by the aforesaid candidates captured photographs of the
2017 defacements and destruction of public property across various
parts of the city appended with this petition.
29th As published in TOI DU students’ helplessness at the hands of
August the ineptness of the administration to prevent the braggadocios
littering of campuses, defacement and damaging the college to

2017
a deplorable extent of painting even the classrooms by the
student political outfits in particular ABVP AND NSUI, thus
ensuing manifest deprivation of their Fundamental rights were
found forced to launch a signature campaign abstaining to
vote against organization found littering their campus.
That the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in
Anil Bhatia and Ors Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
(MANU/DE/0427/2015) while clearly deprecating the
practice of defacing Private and Public properties in the garb
of campaigning for elections held that such plastering of
walls even in private properties infringes the Right to life of
the citizens. Relevant extracts reproduced as thus:-
26. “The Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay, in

Sunil Pandharinath Jadhav Vs. State of
Maharashtra MANU/MH/0537/2010 :MANU/MH/0537/20
10, dealing with the Bombay Provincial Municipal
Corporation Act, 1949 and the Maharashtra Prevention
of Defacement of Property Act, 1995, held that display of
any poster/banner/hoarding which does not cohere with the
surrounding is bound to have bearing on the appearance or
beauty, in that case, of a public place, is an eyesore to the
viewers, thereby causing public nuisance (reference was
made to Section 268 of Indian Penal Code, 1860) and
violates Fundamental Right under Article 21 by robbing
them of clean and beautiful environment and surroundings
free from any defacement.
30. There can be no manner of doubt that putting up of
such political posters on one's own property, for selling to
neighbours/passersby one's own political party/ideology,
does indeed make the facade of a building an eyesore.
Plastering of facade walls even if of private properties and
at the behest of the owners with posters is indeed an ugly
sight and infringes the right to life of others who expect to
see clean facade walls of private properties abutting
the public streets.
Hence, this present Writ Petition.


IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT
OF MANDAMUS UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING FOR ISSUANCE OF
WRIT ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS IN THE NATURE OF
MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO TAKE
EFFECTIVE STEPS AGAINST THE PROSPECTIVE
CANDIDATES OF DUSU ELECTIONS & STUDENT POLITICAL
OUTFITS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DAMAGING, DEFACING,
SOILING OR DESTROYING THE BEAUTY OF PUBLIC WALLS
& DAMAGING AND DISRUPTION OF CLASSROOMS THUS
DEPRIVING THE CITIZENS OF CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL
ENVIRONMENT AND SURROUNDINGS FREE FROM
DEFACEMENT AS WELL AS DEPRIVING THE STUDENTS OF
THEIR RIGHT TO EDUCATION.
To,
THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE &

HIS COMPANION JUSTICES OF THIS HON’BLE COURT
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF

THE PETITIONER ABOVE-NAMED
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
1. That the Writ Petitioner has no personal interest in the litigation.
The Petition is not guided by self-gain or for gain of any other
person /institution/body and that there is no motive other than of
public interest in filing the Writ Petition.
2. That the petitioner who is an advocate by profession is heart
wrenched at the defacement of public properties across all quarters
of Delhi in the wake of the upcoming DUSU elections as also
owing to the manifest ineptness of the concerned authorities to
curtail the aforesaid menace was constrained to undertake a
painstaking direct and indirect research through the internet from
2013 to present & field surveys of students in person with a view
to find out the measures taken by the concerned authorities to set
the law into motion. However, astonishingly it has been found that
the said nefarious practices have been carried out inordinately with
complete impunity, wherein the concerned authorities have been
only a mute spectator to the students’ grievances and public
spirited citizens in every consecutive year. The same also gets
underpinned by the statements issued by the senior officers of the
concerned authorities to the Leading News, whereupon they have

doggedly cited their helplessness to put an end to the menace,
instead passing the buck onto the connected authorities. [The
copies of newspaper reports are appended as Annexure P-1 (colly)]
3. That the petitioner upon noticing the blatant violation of the law by
the aforesaid candidates captured photographs of the defacements
and destruction of public property across various parts of the city.
[The copies of photographs are appended as Annexure P-2 (colly)]
4. That the petitioner has preferred the instant writ petition under
Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions in the
nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to prohibit
the candidates participating Delhi University Student’s Election
(hereinafter referred as “DUSU”), 2017 from soiling the walls,
Public properties, private shops with the use of ink, chalk, paint
and/or poster across the city as this does not cohere with the
surrounding have thereby strong bearing on the appearance or
beauty, further as the same is done in a public place, is an eyesore
to the viewers, and violates Fundamental Right under Article 21 by
robbing the citizens of clean and beautiful environment and
surroundings free from any defacement further it also results in
irrational, arbitrary exercise of their student election candidature
and thus, violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

5. That the distasteful display of ugliness spread across the city at
public places like Metros, subways, flyovers, over bridges and so
on leads to a negative impact over the environment as also dealing
a body blow to the reputation and dignity of our country before the
foreign tourists inter alia leading to commercial losses in the teeth
of having an adverse fallouts upon our tourism revenues. The court
may impose fine on the petitioner if it finds the petition to be
vexatious or frivolous and has means to pay the same.
6. That the soiling of walls becomes indeed an abhorrent sight and
infringes the right to life of other students and public at large who
expect to see clean walls of public properties viz. Metro Station
Walls, University College walls, Bus Stops and Public streets.
7. That as published in TOI, Delhi University students’ helplessness
at the hands of the ineptness of the administration to prevent the
braggadocios littering of campuses, defacement and damaging the
college to a deplorable extent of painting even the classrooms by
the student political outfits in particular ABVP AND NSUI, thus
ensuing manifest deprivation of their Fundamental rights were
found forced to launch a signature campaign abstaining to vote
against organization found littering their campus. [The copy of
Times of India newspaper report is appended as Annexure P-3]
8. That the unabashed acts of lawlessness unfurled by the prospective
candidates and the student political organizations frescoes a sad
commentary on our education system which leads to a conspicuous

sight of diminishing value of ethics and principles. Precisely,
illegalities committed at the ground level of both politics and
education system casts a great deal of discouragement and despair
to the existing as well as prospective students as to the incoherent
environment provided to them almost to the point of it becoming a
jungle of posters and banners in an otherwise sacrosanct institute
which lays at the heart of careers and future endeavours of every
aspiring professional.
9. That it is submitted that no Writ Petition, Application including
Review Application etc. or any other proceedings arising from or
related to relief sought in the instant matter has been filed by the
Petitioner, or is pending before this Hon’ble Court or any other
Court within jurisdiction of this Hon’ble High Court or Supreme
Court of India.
10.That the present Writ Petition is being filed by way of Public
Interest Litigation and the Petitioner doesn’t have any personal
interest in the matter. Present Petition has been filed with a view to
enforce the Fundamental Rights of our citizens to enjoy clean,
hygienic civic life and environment.
11.That this Hon’ble Court has jurisdiction to entertain the present
petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India.

12.That since the Respondents 1 to 6 have failed to discharge their
statutory and constitutional obligations the Petitioner does not have
any other alternative and equally efficacious remedy and is
constrained to file the instant Writ Petition in the nature of a PIL,
on the following amongst other:
GROUNDS
A. Because the present writ petition is pro bono publico in which the
Petitioner has no personal interest in the matter or the reliefs
sought herein.
B. Because the Respondents have manifestly failed to discharge their
statutory and constitutional obligations
C. Because the illegal acts of the prospective candidates of DUSU,
2017 soiling the walls, Public properties, private shops with the
use of ink, chalk, paint and/or poster across the city corrodes the
entire surrounding having strong bearing on the appearance or
beauty, further as the same is done in a public place, is utterly
disruptive and an eyesore to the viewers violating Fundamental
Right under Article 21 by robbing the citizens of clean and
beautiful environment and surroundings free from any defacement.
D. Because inspite of the specific and categorical guidelines
propounded by the Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (LCR),
2006, (relevant portion):
“6.7.8. No candidate shall, nor shall his/her supporters, deface or
cause any destruction to any property of the university / college

campus, for any purpose whatsoever, without the prior written
permission of the college / university authorities. All candidates
shall be held jointly and severally liable for any destruction /
defacing of any university / college property.”
The report was submitted with a view to curtail the aforesaid
menace the concerned authorities have exhorted their helplessness
to enforce the same bolstering the student outfits to carry the
illegal activities thus unfolding itself to a gigantic proportions.
E. Because the Hon’ble Supreme Court has from time to time been
expanding the definition of the right to life assured in Article 21 of
the Constitution of India and has in State of M.P. Vs. Kedia
Leather & Liquor Ltd. MANU/SC/0625/2003: (2003) 7 SCC 389
held that environmental, ecological, air and water pollution amount
to violation of right to life assured by Article 21. Hygienic
environment has been held to be an integral facet of healthy life. It
was held that right to live with human dignity becomes illusory in
the absence of humane and healthy environment. In Chameli Singh
Vs. State of U.P. MANU/SC/0286/1996 : (1996) 2 SCC 549, it
was held that in any organized society, right to live as a human
being is not ensured by meeting only the animal needs of man but
is secured only when he is assured of all facilities to develop
himself, including a decent environment/surroundings.
F. Because the Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay, in
Sunil Pandharinath Jadhav Vs. State of
Maharashtra MANU/MH/0537/2010 : MANU/MH/0537/2010,

dealing with the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act,
1949 and the Maharashtra Prevention
of Defacement of Property Act, 1995, held that display of any
poster/banner/hoarding which does not cohere with the
surrounding is bound to have bearing on the appearance or beauty,
in that case, of a public place, is an eyesore to the viewers, thereby
causing public nuisance (reference was made to Section 268 of
Indian Penal Code, 1860) and violates Fundamental Right under
Article 21 by robbing them of clean and beautiful environment and
surroundings free from any defacement. Directions were
accordingly issued for removal of all illegal
posters/banners/hoardings/boards. We may notice that under the
municipal laws of Delhi also, as discussed herein below,
unauthorized putting up of posters etc. is a public nuisance.
G. BECAUSE the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in
W.P. (C) No. 6711/2013, Anil Bhatia and Ors.
Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors. MANU/DE/0427/2015 while
clearly deprecating the practice of defacing Private and Public
properties in the garb of campaigning for elections held with
clinching authorities that:
29. We cannot also be unmindful of the realities of today's life in
the city as Delhi, where residents are on short fuse and
altercations on issues, earlier treated as trivial, like parking,
traffic accidents, often turn fatal. The possibility of unregulated
political posters becoming a similar cause, cannot be ruled out.

The Supreme Court, as far back as in Ramji Lal Modi Vs. The
State of U.P. MANU/SC/0101/1957 : AIR 1957 SC 620 held that
if certain activity has a tendency to cause public disorder, a law
penalizing such activity cannot but be held to be a law imposing
reasonable restriction "in the interest of public order". Not only
so, the expression "decency" in Article 19(2) has in Dr. Ramesh
Yeshwant Prabhoo Vs. Prabhakar Kashinath
Kunte MANU/SC/0982/1996: (1996) 1 SCC 130 been held to
indicate that the action must be in conformity with current
standards of behaviour and propriety. If the act of putting up
posters, on own property but in view of others, is
a public nuisance, it will be an indecent act. Thus, the subject
law can be classified also under the said head of Article 19(2).
30. There can be no manner of doubt that putting up of such
political posters on one's own property, for selling to
neighbours/passersby one's own political party/ideology, does
indeed make the facade of a building an eyesore. Plastering of
facade walls even if of private properties and at the behest of the
owners with posters is indeed an ugly sight and infringes the
right to life of others who expect to see clean facade walls of
private properties abutting the public streets. Today, the view
from doors/windows of most houses is of the outer walls of other
houses. If such walls were to be permitted to be plastered with

posters, a man, even if he desires, will not be able to even in his
own house shut himself up with his own ideas.
H. Because the distasteful display of ugliness spread across the city at
public places like Metros, subways, flyovers, overbridges and so
on leads to a negative impact over the environment as also dealing
a body blow to the reputation and dignity of our country before the
foreign tourists inter alia leading to commercial losses in the teeth
of having an adverse fallouts upon our tourism revenues.
I. Because this unholy ritual of destruction of public and private
properties especially around the vicinity of University of delhi
happens consistently during this time of the year and the public at
large is forced to bear these illicit activities as if they are some
established norm. That the chutzpah of these DUSU candidates has
heightened with every passing year because of the non-
implementation of civic laws by the concerned authorities.
J. Because the soiling of walls becomes indeed an abhorrent sight
and infringes the right to life of other students and public at large
who expect to see clean walls of public properties viz. Metro
Station Walls, University College walls, Bus Stops
and Public streets.
K. Because disruption of the classrooms by the Prospective candidates
and the student outfits in the horrible shape painting even the
classrooms deals a striking body blow to the Right to life, liberty
and education of DU students.

L. Because the unwarranted and unassailable damage to the public
property engenders irreparable cost to the exchequer as well as
unnecessary added burden on the tax payer. More precisely, no city
or town can be allowed to become a jungle of
posters/banners/hoardings/advertisements, without regard to any
aesthetic sense or safety of the drivers of vehicles or of
convenience of the pedestrians.
M. Because it is the fundamental duty of the petitioner as a
responsible citizen to: Protect and improve the natural environment
and culture including to safeguard public property in the context of
article 51A (g) & (i) of the Constitution. That the educated students
who shall lay strong footing towards the future of our country
should have the cherished norms of the constitution of our country
deeply embedded in them. Sadly, the student political
organisations and their representatives are brazenly flouting the
fundamental duties entrusted on them by the Constitution of India.
Essentially, the Hon’ble Court must enforce the spirit of those
duties as the incessant violations shall have far reaching
implications to the growth and development of our nation.
N. Because the brazen acts of lawlessness unfurled by the prospective
candidates and the student political organizations frescoes a sad
commentary on our education system which leads to a conspicuous
sight of diminishing value of ethics and principles. Precisely,
illegalities committed at the ground level of both politics and
education system casts a great deal of discouragement and despair

to the existing as well as prospective students as to the incoherent
environment provided to them almost to the point of it becoming a
jungle of posters and banners in the confines of educational which
is deemed to be inherently laying at the heart of careers and future
endeavours of the students. The aggravated illegal and destructive
activities by the DUSU candidates at the present humongous rate
and scale which if left unchecked will cause further disruption to
the tranquility and cleanliness of our city.
13. That the petitioner has not filed any other petition seeking relief
similar to as is prayed for in the present petitioner. No other equally
efficacious remedy, other than preferring the present petition, is available
to the petitioner.
PRAYER
In the aforesaid premise, it is most respectfully and humbly prayed that
this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to:
a) Issue directions in the nature of writ of mandamus to Respondent
3and 4 to refurbish and prevent further defacement and destruction
of properties committed by the DUSU Political outfits and aspiring
Candidates 2017 including imposition of a heavy fines from the
expenses incurred in order to undertake the restoration; and
b) Direct Respondent 3and 4 to impose a complete ban on the
defacement and soiling of properties by the use of spray paints,

posters, banners, hoardings, etc both pre and post elections
causing defacement encompassing congratulatory messages by the
winning candidates with prospective orders along with penal
measures; and
c) Pass any other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and
proper in the facts and circumstances of the present petition.
DATED:
NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
AFFIDAVIT
I, Prashant Manchanda, aged 34 years, s/o Late Davinder Manchanda, r/o
C-23F, Vijeta Vihar, Sec 13, Rohini, Delhi-110085 do hereby solemnly
affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am the petitioner above named in the present petition and as
such am well aware of the facts and circumstances of the present
case, thus, competent to swear this affidavit.
2. I have filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation.
3. I have gone through the Delhi High Court (Public Interest
Litigation) Rules, 2010 and do hereby affirm that the present
Public Interest Litigation is in conformity thereof.
4. I/petitioner have no personal interest in the litigation and neither
myself nor anybody in whom I am/petitioner is entrusted would in
any manner benefit from the relief sought in the present litigation
save as a member of general public. This petition is not guided by
self gain or gain of any person, institution, body and there is no
motive other than of Public Interest in filing this petition.

5. I have done whatsoever enquiry/investigation which was in my
power to do, to collect all data/material which was available and
which was relevant for this court to entertain the present petition. I
further confirm that I have not concealed in the present petition
any data/material/information which may have enabled this court
to form an opinion whether to entertain this petition or not and/or
whether to grant any relief or not.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION:
Verified at New Delhi on this ___ day of ________ 2017 that the
contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed there
from.
DEPONENT

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT UNDER

SECTION 151 C.P.C. FOR EXEMPTION
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
1. The petitioner has preferred the accompanying writ petition under
article 226 of the Constitution of India and facts are not being narrated
herein for the sake of brevity and the same may be treated as part and
parcel of the present application.
2. That the petitioner is filing the accompanying petition in great
urgency and has annexed the photocopy of the Annexures P-1 to P-3
including the photos and news paper articles. In the circumstances, the
petitioner is unable to file the certified/true copies of the same.
PRAYER
It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased
to grant exemption to the petitioner from filing certified copies of the
Annexures P-1 to P-3 to the accompanying petition including the orders.
DATED: PETITIONER IN PERSON

NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS

AFFIDAVIT
I, Prashant Manchanda, aged 34 years, s/o Late Davinder Manchanda, r/o
C-23F, Vijeta Vihar, Sec 13, Rohini, Delhi-110085 do hereby solemnly
affirm and declare as under:
6. That I am the petitioner above named in the present petition and as
such am well aware of the facts and circumstances of the present
case, thus, competent to swear this affidavit.
7. I have filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation.
8. I have gone through the Delhi High Court (Public Interest
Litigation) Rules, 2010 and do hereby affirm that the present
Public Interest Litigation is in conformity thereof.
9. I/petitioner have no personal interest in the litigation and neither
myself nor anybody in whom I am/petitioner is entrusted would in
any manner benefit from the relief sought in the present litigation
save as a member of general public. This petition is not guided by
self gain or gain of any person, institution, body and there is no
motive other than of Public Interest in filing this petition.

10.I have done whatsoever enquiry/investigation which was in my
power to do, to collect all data/material which was available and
which was relevant for this court to entertain the present petition. I
further confirm that I have not concealed in the present petition
any data/material/information which may have enabled this court
to form an opinion whether to entertain this petition or not and/or
whether to grant any relief or not.
2. That the accompanying application has been drafted by me. I have
carefully gone through the contents of the same and certify them to be
true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that nothing
material has been concealed there from.
3. That the documents annexed, from Annexure P-1 to P-3, to the
accompanying petition are true copies/typed copies of their respective
originals.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION:
Verified at New Delhi on this ___ day of ______ 2017 that the contents
of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and nothing material has been concealed there from.
DEPONENT

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
CERTIFICATE OF NON FILING
That the Petitioner has not filed any similar petition before any Court
within the territory of India having Jurisdiction. May it be categorically
submitted that before this petition the petitioner has not filed any petition
before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court or the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India.

NEW DELHI
THROUGH
MOB: 9971879203

IN THE MATTER OF:-
VERSUS
CERTIFICATE
That the Petitioner certifies that he has supplied identical and coloured
copies/photocopies of the photographs relied upon to the opposite side by
way of advance notice.

NEW DELHI
THROUGH

MOB: 9971879203

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IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO._________ OF 2017

IN THE MATTER OF:-

PRASHANT MANCHANDA ...PETITIONER

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS

S.No. Particulars Page Nos.

4. List of Dates and Events

5. WRIT PETITION - Petition Under Article 226

7. ANNEXURE P-2(colly): Copies of

8. ANNEXURE P-3: Copy of Times of India

9. Application For Exemption From Filing

Annexures Under Section 151 C.P.C along with

IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO._________ OF 2017

IN THE MATTER OF:-

PRASHANT MANCHANDA ...PETITIONER

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS

IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO._________ OF 2017

IN THE MATTER OF:-

PRASHANT MANCHANDA ...PETITIONER

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS

IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO._________ OF 2017

IN THE MATTER OF:-

PRASHANT MANCHANDA ...PETITIONER

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS

1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH

2. PROF. YOGESH K TYAGI, VICE CHANCELLOR,

4. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

5. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE – DELHI

6. DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION,

LIST OF DATES AND EVENTS

2006 The Lyngdoh Committee was set up by the Ministry of

Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2006 as per the

direction of the Supreme Court to reform students' union

elections and to get rid of money and muscle power in student

politics. Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (LCR), 2006

was submitted with a view to curtail the havoc wreaked during

the student elections by the candidates and to prescribe the

do’s and don’ts for the elections. (relevant portion):

“6.7.8.No candidate shall, nor shall his/her supporters, deface

or cause any destruction to any property of the university

/college campus, for any purpose whatsoever, without the

prior written permission of the college / university authorities.

All candidates shall be held jointly and severally liable for

any destruction/defacing of any university / college property.”

2013- From the newspaper reports gathered by the petitioner since

entrusted with the responsibility of pressing the law into

motion so as to curtail the menace of soiling, corroding,

defacing and destroying the public and private properties,

across all quarters of Delhi ensuing annoyance and nuisance to

connected authorities every consecutive year which has, in the

present day, taken a monstrous form.

June- That the aspiring student leaders backed by the Student

August political organization are corroding, defacing and destroying

public and private properties in the face of upcoming DUSU

posters on subways, on flyovers, overbridges and walls across

the capital in a run-up to the Delhi University Students Union

(DUSU) election, more prominently at the North Campus,

also taking in its fold defacing private properties, sadly the