MoreMore Consumer CasesBook ReviewsRounds UpsEventsInternationalJob UpdatesTaxEnvironmentPodcastIBCArbitrationSponsoredLabour & ServiceTech & LawVideosIPR The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an interlocutory application filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) challenging the exclusion of State government or state PSU employees from being appointed as counting supervisors or counting assistants for the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, 2026. "It is the prerogative of the office of the Election Commission of India to appoint the counting supervisor and counting assistant either from the State Government or the Central Government. This Court does not find any illegality for appointing counting supervisor and counting assistant from the Central Government/Central PSU employee instead of State Government employee," the Court stated. Justice Krishna Rao observed thus in a plea challenging the appointment of only central government, or central PSU employees as counting supervisors in the state. The court further held that in case any wrongdoing as alleged in the petition was established, the petitioners would be free to file an election petition.
Published: April 30, 2026 4:06 pm
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