Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 30 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Mamata Khatun (EPIC No. GTM2079523) filed WPA No. 2653 of 2026 against the Election Commission of India and others, challenging the deletion of her name in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process before the designated Appellate Tribunal.
- Counsel for petitioner: Adv. Subinay Dey and Adv. Supriya Dey; counsel for EC: Adv. Anamika Pandey and Adv. Madhushri Dutta.
- The petitioner sought an expeditious disposal of the appeal; the EC argued that a large number of appeals are pending before the Appellate Tribunal and are being disposed of daily.
- The Court, after hearing, noted the appeal had been pending for a considerable period and directed the Appellate Tribunal to consider and dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law.
- The Court expressly stated it did not examine the merits of the petitioner's claim; all substantive issues remain to be decided by the Appellate Tribunal.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of without any order as to costs.
- Since no affidavit was invited, the allegations in the petition are deemed not admitted.
- Parties may obtain an urgent certified website copy of the order upon compliance with requisite formalities.
Topics: Election Law, Judicial Procedure