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- On Saturday, the Supreme Court will hear a plea by the Trinamool Congress challenging a Calcutta High Court order that upheld the Election Commission's directive to deploy central government and PSU employees for vote counting in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
- The Calcutta High Court dismissed the TMC's petition on Thursday, finding no illegality in the Election Commission's decision to appoint central government and PSU staff under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- Before the high court, the TMC challenged an April 30 communication requiring at least one counting official at each table to be from central services or PSUs, arguing the directive lacked jurisdiction and was based on unfounded concerns.
- The TMC contended that central government and PSU employees could be influenced by the Union; the high court countered that counting agents and micro-observers would ensure transparency during the counting process.
- Polling for the 294-member Assembly concluded in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with the Supreme Court's intervention arriving just days before the scheduled May 4 counting of votes.
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West Bengal polls: SC to hear TMC's plea against HC order on Saturday
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KalingaTVSC constitutes special bench for TMC plea against Calcutta HC order on vote-counting supervisors
The Supreme Court on Friday constituted a special bench to hear the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) plea tomorrow against the Calcutta High Court's rejection of its plea that challenged the deployment of only Central government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) employees as supervisors for vote counting in the West Bengal assembly elections.
TMC moves Supreme Court against appointment of central govt staff as supervisors for counting day
TMC moves Supreme Court against use of central staff in vote counting for West Bengal elections, contests Calcutta High Court order, flags bias risks, seeks CCTV preservation and mixed deployment ahead of May 4 assembly election counting hearing on May 2..
West Bengal Elections: TMC Knocks Supreme Court Door Over EC's Counting Staff Decision
The legal battle between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India has now reached the Supreme Court of India, with the ruling party in West Bengal challenging the poll body's decision on vote-counting arrangements.In its fresh plea before the apex court, the TMC has contested the Election Commission's directive that only Central government and Public Sector Undertaking (
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