No Further Orders Needed: Supreme Court Dismisses TMC Plea Against EC Order on Vote Counting in West Bengal

Today, On 2nd May, The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by the Trinamool Congress challenging the use of central and PSU employees as counting supervisors for the West Bengal Assembly elections. The Court said ECI circular be followed “in letter and spirit.”

TMC Moves Supreme Court Against EC Order Excluding State Employees from Counting Supervisor Duty: Key Hearing Today

The Supreme Court will hear Today the TMC’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order that rejected its petition against the EC’s directive mandating central government and PSU staff for counting votes in the West Bengal Assembly election.

Court Does Not Find Any Illegality: Calcutta HC Upholds EC Order Deploying Central Staff for WB Vote Counting

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a plea against the Election Commission’s directive deploying Central Government and PSU staff for counting in the West Bengal Assembly polls. It stated, “This Court does not find any illegality for appointing counting supervisor and counting assistant…”