West Bengal Elections 2026: Supreme Court Declines Relief to TMC Over Deployment of Central Govt Officers in Vote Counting
The Supreme Court declined to give directions on a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) challenging the deployment of Central government staff as vote counting supervisors in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The Court noted that the Election Commission of India (ECI) would implement its April 13 circular in full, which includes deploying State government employees along with Central government and PSU personnel.
The Supreme Court refused to give directions on a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) challenging the deployment of Central government staff as vote counting supervisors in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The AITC argued that the directive was arbitrary and gave rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. The Court noted that the ECI's April 13 circular would be implemented in full, including the deployment of State government employees. The ECI's circular directed that at least one among the counting supervisor or counting assistant at each table must be a Central Government or Central PSU employee. The AITC challenged this direction, arguing it was discriminatory and violated the principle of free and fair elections. The Court disposed of the matter without passing further orders.
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