New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The Delhi High Court has directed the All Party Hills Leader Conference to submit all its pending documents required for recognition as a political party within one week, while instructing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to process the application and decide the proposed party name within eight weeks thereafter.

The petitioner, represented by advocates Irshad Ahmad Khan and Brij Ballabh Tiwari, approached the court seeking directions to the ECI for registration under Section 29-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The party intends to field candidates in the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections and had originally submitted its application on March 6, 2025, along with alternative names and supp...