3 key quotes from SC hearing explain why Court rejected TMC plea against central govt employees in Bengal vote counting
The Supreme Court rejected the Trinamool Congress's plea challenging the deployment of central government employees as vote counting supervisors in West Bengal. The court upheld the Election Commission's authority to appoint supervisors, emphasizing that party agents would be present during counting. It noted that the choice of supervisors from a single pool does not violate regulations and highlighted inconsistencies in TMC's legal arguments.
- ▪The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission's prerogative to appoint central government staff as counting supervisors in West Bengal.
- ▪The court observed that party agents, including those from TMC, would be present during vote counting, making the origin of supervisors less significant.
- ▪The bench pointed out a shift in TMC's stance, from challenging the ECI circular to demanding its strict implementation.
- ▪Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi stated that selecting all supervisors from central government employees does not contravene election rules.
- ▪The Calcutta High Court had previously dismissed a similar petition, affirming ECI's authority in supervisor appointments.
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3 key quotes from SC hearing explain why Court rejected TMC plea against central govt employees in Bengal vote countingThe plea was filed by Trinamool Congress in Supreme Court against the order of the Calcutta high court, which had dismissed the petition on Thursday.Updated on: May 02, 2026 12:43 PM ISTWritten by Shubham PandeyShare viaCopy link In a setback to the Trinamool Congress, the Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the Election Commission’s prerogative to appoint central government staff as counting supervisors for the West Bengal vote counting process.
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