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.
CNR: WBCHCA0173562026
Next Hearing
13th April 2026
Filing Number
WPA/8923/2026
Filing Date
10-04-2026
Registration No
WPA/9020/2026
Registration Date
10-04-2026
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
17th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--DISPOSED
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
RUPA BANERJEE NEE SAMJPATI ADITYA MONDAL
Respondent(s)
THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS
CHIEF ELECTIION COMMISSIONER,
THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, WB
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE KRISHNA RAO
NEW MOTION
URGENT MOTION 1
URGENT MOTION 1
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 13-04-2026 | NEW MOTION |
| 17-04-2026 | URGENT MOTION 1 |
| 16-04-2026 | URGENT MOTION 1 |
Orders
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 The court rejected the Commission's defense that a June 2023 circular superseded the 2010 directive and noted the authorities failed to provide any documented "unavoidable circumstances" justifying these assignments despite multiple court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.
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 The court rejected the Commission's defense that a June 2023 circular superseded the 2010 directive and noted the authorities failed to provide any documented "unavoidable circumstances" justifying these assignments despite multiple court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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