Kuddus Ali @ Md. Kuddus Ali v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

11.10.2023 d.p.

In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A. 24236 of 2023 Kuddus Ali @ Md. Kuddus Ali -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Pratip Chatterjee, Mr. Mrityunjoy Chatterjee, Mr. Debapriya Majumder.

...For the Petitioner.

Mr. Lalit Mohan Mahata, Mr. Ziaul Haque.

...For the State.

The election of the Sthayee Samity which was scheduled to be conducted on 9th October, 2023, has duly been held.

The petitioner alleges that the election was not conducted in accordance with the relevant rules. Prayer has been made for preserving the CCTV footages on the date of the election.

As regards the submission of the petitioner regarding non-compliance of the rules at the time of conducting the election, it will be open for the petitioner to file appropriate petition alleging the same. The relief sought for cannot be granted in the present writ petition.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Domkal and the Officer-in-Charge, Raninagar-II Panchayat Samity is directed to preserve the CCTV footages and videographs and produce the same before the Court as and when called for.

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.)