Name of the Case: Tirupati Narasimha Murari v. Union of India
Citation: SLP(C) No. 15147 of 2025
Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Bench: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Date: 15.07.2025
The Hon’ble Supreme Court recently declined to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen’s (AIMIM) registration as a political party. This came in furtherance of the petitioner’s allegations regarding the party’s objectives being religion-specific and violative of the principles of secularism as enshrined in the Indian Constitution and Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. However, the Hon’ble Court highlighted the fact that AIMIM’s constitution also mentions working for economically and educationally backward classes, and that promoting rights already protected under the Constitution, particularly for minorities, cannot be per se objectionable.
The Hon’ble Bench upheld the view by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court that AIMIM had fulfilled all legal requirements for registration, including allegiance to constitutional values. It was further emphasised that caste or religion driven political agendas present a complex and evolving legal issue, one that cannot be addressed by selectively de-registering political parties. With this acknowledgment of a legal ‘grey area’ in the interplay between religion and politics, the Hon’ble Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the present SLP with liberty to file a broader writ on electoral reforms, without targeting individual parties1.
