VAKUL VARDHAN GAUTAM vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 486/2021
Status: 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)
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1.VAKUL VARDHAN GAUTAM
Respondent(s)
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1.ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Case History
Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters
Lead case: SMW(C) No. 3/2021
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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