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Win-all: HC judgment favours both EC, Didi

-The Hindustan Times The vexed issue of West Bengal panchayat polls has finally had an "amicable settlement" - which gives more time to the Mamata Banerjee government to prepare for the polls and upholds her demand for the use of state police for security. Instead of June, the state gets time till July 15 and the three-phase poll will be held with the help of the state armed police, said a division...

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Setback for Mamata Banerjee: Calcutta High Court orders 3-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal by July 15 -Monideepa Banerjie

-NDTV The Calcutta High Court today disposed off an appeal by the state government against the order of the single bench last Friday by ordering panchayat elections by July 15 in three phases with forces from other states and central forces if necessary. The court also asked the state to provide 400 observers. Earlier, the state had said they would provide only 256. The court also ordered that the state government, in consultation...

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West Bengal’s plea for stay on ruling on rural polls rejected

-The Hindu There is a Constitutional mandate to hold elections and they should not be postponed, says Court The Calcutta High Court rejected on Monday the West Bengal government's appeal to stay an earlier verdict by a single bench on holding rural polls in 17 districts but observed that hearing on the matter cannot continue for months on end. There is a Constitutional mandate to hold elections and they should not be...

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Setback to Mamata as court rules in favour of 3-phase polls-Shiv Sahay Singh

-The Hindu Kolkata: In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that panchayat polls in 17 districts be held in three phases with the government fully compensating the shortfall in security forces to the satisfaction of the State Election Commission. Justice Biswanath Somadder rejected the government's arguments on all the contentious issues in its writ petition and directed that it inform the Commission of...

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Setback for Mamata govt, HC upholds state EC's decision to hold panchayat polls in 3 phases

-PTI In a setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court today upheld the primacy of the State Election Commission and directed that the panchayat elections would be held in three phases with Central armed police force as per the SEC's prayer. Holding that the primacy of the SEC was non-negotiable, Justice Biswanath Somadder, directed that the rural polls be held in three phases as sought by the commission, rejecting...

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