03.09.2026 Court No.25 In the High Court at Calcutta D/L No.265 S. Gayen Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA 15002 of 2026 Naresh Sharma Versus State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Swastika Choudhury …for the Petitioner Ms. Anamika Pandey …for the ECI 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is under adjudication before the District Election Officer. 2. In view of the above, the petitioner is given liberty to file an application to the District Election Officer within a week from date and if any application is filed by the petitioner, the District Election Officer shall consider the application of the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the application and dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a reasoned and speaking order. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of. 4. Urgent certified Photostat copy, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)

03.09.2026 Court No.25 In the High Court at Calcutta D/L No.265 S. Gayen Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA 15002 of 2026 Naresh Sharma Versus State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Swastika Choudhury …for the Petitioner Ms. Anamika Pandey …for the ECI 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is under adjudication before the District Election Officer. 2. In view of the above, the petitioner is given liberty to file an application to the District Election Officer within a week from date and if any application is filed by the petitioner, the District Election Officer shall consider the application of the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the application and dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a reasoned and speaking order. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of. 4. Urgent certified Photostat copy, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)