VAKUL VARDHAN GAUTAM vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 486/2021

Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010104432021

Filing Date

15-Apr-2021

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 486/2021

Diary Number

10443/2021

Order Date

05-Jan-2022

Document Type

ROP

Last updated 23-Mar-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VAKUL VARDHAN GAUTAM

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Case History

  1. 31-May-2021
  2. 15-Apr-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 486/2021

  3. [ 2021 INSC 302 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. [ 2021 INSC 280 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: SMW(C) No. 3/2021

casestatus.in Summary

SUMMARY OF W.P.(C) No. 000486/2021 This case, W.P.(C) No. 486/2021 (with Diary No. 10443/2021), was filed by Vakul Vardhan Gautam against the Election Commission of India. The matter was heard on 31 May 2021 before a three-judge bench (Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice L. Nageswara Rao, and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat). Outcome: The court tagged this case with Suo Moto Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3 of 2021, which dealt with broader issues around the distribution of essential supplies and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccination, oxygen, and essential drugs. Next Steps: The matter was directed to be listed along with SMW (C) No. 3 of 2021 for consolidated hearing on issues related to pandemic management. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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