Mayarani Mondal And ANR v. The West Bengal State Election Commission And ORS

05.09.2023 d.p.

In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 17643 of 2023 Mayarani Mondal & Anr.

-versus The West Bengal State Election Commission & Ors. Mr. Koustav Bagchi.

...For the Petitioners.

Mr. Imitiaz Kabir.

...For the Respondent Nos. 6 & 7.

Mr. Tarun Kumar Chatterjee, Mr. Sujit Gupta, Mr. Sayan Datta, Mr. Soumen Chatterjee.

...For the State Election Commission.

The petitioners complain of several illegalities which took place on the day of the election and also at the time of counting.

It appears that the complaint was lodged before the respondent authorities on 16th July, 2023. The election was conducted on 8th July, 2023 and the result of the election was declared on 11th July, 2023. It appears that the petitioners lodged complaint at a very belated date.

No direction can be passed in the present writ petition for consideration of such complaint which was filed long after the result of the election was declared.

In view of the above, the instant writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

It will be open for the petitioners to approach the appropriate forum, if permissible in law, for redressal of their grievances.

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

( Amrita Sinha, J.)