Krishnakanta Saha v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.07.2023 sb. Ct.24 In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 16932 of 2023 Krishnakanta Saha versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sidhartha Sankar Mondal Mr. Tirthapati Acharyya ...For the Petitioner.

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

Mr. Lalit Mohan Mahata Mr. Ziaul Haque ...For the State.

The petitioner contested the Panchayat General Elections, 2023.

He alleges illegality at the time of counting. The submission of the petitioner is opposed by the Assistant Panchayat Returning Officer, who is personally present in Court with a written note signed by the Panchayat Returning Officer dated 18th July, 2023.

On a perusal of the facts as mentioned in the note forwarded by the Panchayat Returning Officer, it

appears that there are several disputed questions of facts which cannot be ascertained by this Court. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in the instant writ petition.

The writ petition stands dismissed.

It will be open to the petitioner to file appropriate election petition in accordance with law, if so advised. Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

( Amrita Sinha, J.)