From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition field by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party leaders Mousumi Roy and Pratap Banerjee seeking deployment of the central paramilitary forces in the West Bengal local polls slated on Sunday.A Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant dismissed their special leave petition filed against the decision of the Calcutta High Court that decline issue of directions for the Central forces in the upcming elections in the remaining 108 municipalities.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition field by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party leaders Mousumi Roy and Pratap Banerjee seeking deployment of the central paramilitary forces in the West Bengal local polls slated on Sunday.A Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant dismissed their special leave petition filed against the decision of the Calcutta High Court that decline issue of directions for the Central forces in the upcming elections in the remaining 108 municipalities.
On Wednesday a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court had directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to assess the ground situation by collecting information in respect of the conditions prevailing in each of the municipalities and hold a joint meeting with the Home Secretary of the State and the the Director General and Inspector General of the Police within 24 hours in order to take a decision.
The issue was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India’s court on Friday by senior advocate P S Patwalia for an urgent hearing on the ground of widespread violence during the previous phases of the polls.
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