WB Polls: Calcutta High Court To Hear Plea Challenging Deployment Of Only Central Govt, PSU Employees As Counting Supervisors

The Calcutta High Court will be hearing a plea against the deployment of only central government and public sector undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors for the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections 2026.

The elections were conducted in two phases, the first of which was held on 23rd April, and the second and final phase was held on 29th April, 2026.

The plea challenging the deployment of only public sector and central government employees as counting supervisors was mentioned by Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay.

It was stated that the Chief Electoral Officer had issued a notification designating the couning officers. It was submitted that approproate government in this case would be the 'state government' and that while state government officials were taken for the electoral process, only central government employees were chosen for the counting process.

Upon hearing the verbal mentioning of the, Justice Krishna Rao directed for it to be listed for hearing at 2pm today,