Uttam Gorai v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

SL 13 14.07.2023 agm/d.p.

In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 16667 of 2023 Uttam Gorai -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sukanta Chakraborty, Mr. Anindya Halder.

...For the Petitioner.

Ms. Sonal Sinha, Mr. Tarun Chatterjee, Mr. Sujit Gupta, Mr. Sayan Datta, Mr. Soumen Chatterjee ...For the State Election Commission.

Mr. Amal Kumar Sen, Mr. Lal Mohan Basu.

...For the State.

The petitioner contested the Panchayat General Elections, 2023.

He challenges the manner in which the counting took place on the date of counting.

It has been submitted that neither the candidate nor his counting agent was permitted to remain inside the counting centre. They were brutally and mercilessly beaten and thrown out of the centre.

Complaint was lodged before the State Election Commission, District Magistrate and before the police.

None of the complaints have been answered.

Without going into the merits of the allegation made in the complaint filed by the petitioner, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the State Election Commission to look into the complaint filed by the petitioner at the earliest, but positively within a period of ten days from the date of communication of a copy of this order.

reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter. The writ petition stands disposed of.

Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

( Amrita Sinha, J.)