India, Sept. 23 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi University's chief electoral commissioner appointed for the Delhi University Student Unions (DUSU) polls to preserve the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the elections, over allegations of tampering.

A bench of justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice in a petition filed by National Students Union of India (NSUI) leaders Ronak Khatri and Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, challenging the election of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP's) Aryan Maan as DUSU president, alleging EVM tampering.

Khatri was elected president in last year's polls. Choudhary contested for the president's post on NSUI's behalf this year, but lost to Maan. The polls took place on S...