Supreme Court to Hear Trinamool Congress Petition Against Central Supervision in West Bengal Elections
Supreme Court to hear Trinamool plea on May 2 against Central staff supervising West Bengal poll counting
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The Supreme Court of India will hear a petition from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on May 2, 2026, contesting a Calcutta High Court ruling that allows Central government employees to supervise vote counting in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. This decision follows an Election Commission directive aimed at ensuring fair counting procedures.
- 01Supreme Court scheduled to hear TMC's petition on May 2, 2026.
- 02TMC challenges a Calcutta High Court ruling from April 30.
- 03The ruling allows Central government employees to supervise vote counting.
- 04Vote counting for West Bengal Assembly elections is set for May 4, 2026.
- 05The case will be heard by Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi.
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The Supreme Court of India is set to urgently hear a petition from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on May 2, 2026, challenging a recent decision by the Calcutta High Court. The High Court dismissed TMC's challenge to an Election Commission order from April 13, which mandates that at least one counting supervisor and assistant at each counting table during the West Bengal Assembly elections must be employees of the Central government or a Central Public Sector Unit. This ruling has raised concerns about the impartiality of the vote counting process. The Supreme Court's hearing comes just two days before the scheduled counting of votes on May 4, 2026, and will be presided over by Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi.
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The outcome of this case could significantly influence the transparency and fairness of the vote counting process in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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