RUPA BANERJEE NEE SAMJPATI ADITYA MONDAL vs THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS — WPA/9020/2026

Case under No Act Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 17th April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 13-Apr-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0173562026

Filing Number

WPA/8923/2026

Filing Date

10-Apr-2026

Registration No

WPA/9020/2026

Registration Date

10-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Krishna Rao

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Krishna Rao

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Residuary ( 26 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

17-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 21-May-2026

Acts & Sections

No Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RUPA BANERJEE NEE SAMJPATI ADITYA MONDAL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS

  2. 2.CHIEF ELECTIION COMMISSIONER,

  3. 3.THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, WB

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna RaoView PDF

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna RaoView PDF

    Case Summary The court quashed the Election Commission's appointment of Assistant/Associate Professors as Presiding Officers in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, finding it violated the February 2010 circular requiring written justification for assigning Group A equivalent senior officers to polling duties. The court rejected the Commission's defense that a June 2023 circular superseded the 2010 directive and noted the authorities failed to provide any documented "unavoidable circumstances" justifying these assignments despite multiple court opportunities to do so. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 17-Apr-2026

    Urgent Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna Rao

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna RaoView PDF

  6. 16-Apr-2026

    Urgent Motion 1

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna Rao

  7. 13-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Krishna RaoView PDF

  8. 13-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 10-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/9020/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The court quashed the Election Commission's appointment of Assistant/Associate Professors as Presiding Officers in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, finding it violated the February 2010 circular requiring written justification for assigning Group A equivalent senior officers to polling duties. The court rejected the Commission's defense that a June 2023 circular superseded the 2010 directive and noted the authorities failed to provide any documented "unavoidable circumstances" justifying these assignments despite multiple court opportunities to do so. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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