New Delhi: After the Delhi High Court, Swami Chakrapani, the president of the Hindu Mahasabha, has now received a setback from the top court as well. In fact, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court. In his petition, Swami Chakrapani had asked the court to direct the Election Commission (EC) to allow the office-bearers of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha to contest the upcoming assembly elections in several states.

A bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee said there was no ground to interfere with the Delhi High Court order dismissing the petition of Swami Chakrapani. The Supreme Court further said that there is a fight within the party and rivals are also claiming to be the president of the Mahasabha. In such a situation, the court cannot take any decision. At the same time, senior advocate Vikas Singh on behalf of Swami Chakrapani urged the court to accept his petition challenging the order of the High Court. Justice Banerjee suggested to settle the matter in civil court.

According to a petition filed in the Delhi High Court, Chakrapani was recognized as the president of the All India Hindu Mahasabha political party, but it claimed that the Election Commission later revoked the recognition a few days later. The petition sought a direction to the EC to recognize the list of office bearers headed by Swami Chakrapani and allow the petitioner and the office bearers of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha to participate in the assembly elections in several states. It said that the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha is a registered political party certified by the Election Commission of India, as it is one of the oldest political parties in India. It claimed that Chakrapani was first elected as the party's national president in 2006.

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