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Supreme Court rejects plea of West Bengal election duty officers over missing names from electoral roll
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
Their names vanished from rolls, but SC sent them elsewhere
The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea from West Bengal election duty officers who claimed their names were deleted from the electoral rolls. Instead of granting immediate relief, the court directed them to approach the Appellate Tribunals created to resolve such disputes. The matter now moves to those tribunals, affecting preparations for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026.
- SC declined to hear officers’ plea over electoral roll deletions
- Court directed parties to first seek remedy from Appellate Tribunals
- Tribunals will now examine the officers’ cases
- Decision has implications for 2026 West Bengal election duties
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