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**Delhi High Court Condemns Extravagant Use of Luxury Vehicles in DUSU Elections**

**New Delhi, September 20, 2025** – The Delhi High Court has expressed strong disapproval over the blatant display of wealth during the recent Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election campaigns. In a hearing held Friday, a bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela criticized the use of luxury cars, including Bentleys, Rolls Royces, and even JCBs, by candidates and organizers.

The court lamented that neither candidates nor organizers seemed to have learned from last year’s judicial order, which withheld poll results due to the defacement of public property. “It is very tragic, a sad commentary on the state of affairs,” the bench stated, questioning the source of funding for such extravagant displays.

Notices have been issued to newly elected DUSU president Aryan Mann (ABVP), vice president Rahul Jhansla (NSUI), Secretary Kunal Chaudhary (ABVP), and Joint Secretary Deepika Jha (ABVP). The court highlighted that student union elections have become an annual concern due to the increasing use of money and muscle power.

The High Court lauded the Delhi Police for their cooperation with the university. The court has requested video footage from news channels that covered the election and asked them to preserve the footage. The court was also displeased by the candidates’ responses to show-cause notices, in which they denied defacing public property.

Advocate Prashant Manchanda, the petitioner, presented evidence of violations of the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations, despite previous judicial orders. The court has directed seven student candidates who received show-cause notices from the university to be impleaded in the proceedings, with a hearing scheduled for November 6.

The court reiterated its stance against the use of money and muscle power in DUSU elections and is taking steps to ensure orderly elections in the future.

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