Md. Nuruddin Molla And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

Item No.20 In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side 20.09.2023 Ct-24 A.G.M.

WPA 16836 of 2023 Md. Nuruddin Molla & Ors.

v.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay Mr. Suman Sankar Chatterjee Mr. Pronay Basak Mr. Santanu Maji ...For the petitioners.

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

Mr. Lalit Mohan Mahata Mr. Jagabandhu Roy ...For the State.

The petitioners have highlighted several illegalities on the part of the respondent authorities in connection with the Panchayat General Elections, 2023.

The allegations are with regard to the electoral offences.

The same cannot be adjudicated by the Writ Court.

It will be open for the petitioners to approach the competent forum for redressal, if permissible in law.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

Report by the State Election Commission and the exception thereto by the petitioners be retained with the records.

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

(Amrita Sinha, J.)