Jahirul Haque EPIC Appeal Ordered Expedited

Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri

Order Date: 30 September 2026

Parties: petitioner Jahirul Haque (EPIC No. MHX 3688835) versus Election Commission of India & State.
Petition filed as WPA No.2408 of 2026 seeking expeditious disposal of an appeal against deletion of his name in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process before the designated Appellate Tribunal.
Counsel for petitioner: Adv. Aniqul Rahamkan, Adv. Binayak Bandopadhyay; for the Election Commission: Adv. Anamika Pandey, Adv. Madhushri Dutta; for the State: Adv. Ashoke Kumar Singhi, Adv. Tamanna Kar.
The Election Commission highlighted a large backlog of appeals pending before the Appellate Tribunal, which are being disposed of daily.
The Court noted that the appeal had been pending for a considerable period.

The Court directed the Appellate Tribunal to consider and dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law.
No merits of the petition were examined; all issues remain to be decided by the Appellate Tribunal.
No order as to costs was made.
Since no affidavit was invited, the allegations in the writ petition are deemed not admitted.
An urgent certified website copy of the order may be provided to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

Topics: Election Law, Judicial Procedure