- 11 November 2025. 1. Issue notice, returnable on 26.11.2025. 2. Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, AOR, accepts notice on behalf of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- 26 November 2025. 1. Learned Senior Counsel for the Election Commission of India states that the counter affidavit in respect of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State of West Bengal shall be filed by the weekend. 2. Learned Senior Counsel for the Election Commission of India points out that two Interlocutory Applications have be
- 9 December 2025. 1. On oral request by counsel for the petitioner(s), the description of respondent No.2 is ordered to be corrected. The same shall now be read as the Election Commission of India through its Secretary. Ordered accordingly. 2. Issue notice.
- 17 December 2025. List on 20.01.2026.
- 9 February 2026. 1. In continuation of the order dated 04.02.2026, we have heard a battery of senior counsel on behalf of the State of West Bengal, other writ petitioners in the connected matters. Similarly, we have heard Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned senior counsel on behalf of the Election Commission of India (ECI), and other lear
- 20 February 2026. 1. The foremost urgent issue that has arisen for our consideration concerns the completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State of West Bengal. Various interim directions have been issued from time to time, including those contained in our last order dated 09.02.2026. 2. There seems to be an unf
- 24 February 2026. 1. Subsequent to our order dated 20.02.2026, we are in receipt of a self-speaking letter dated 22.02.2026, from Hon'ble the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, highlighting the enormity of the exercise to be undertaken in verification of approximately 50,00,000 cases of 'logical discrepancy/unmapped category'. 2.
- 25 February 2026. 1. On the oral mentioning being made by Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the Election Commission of India, these matters are taken on Board. 2. In the presence of learned Senior Counsel(s) representing the writ petitioners, in continuation of the order dated 24.02.2026, it is furth
- 10 March 2026. 1. No ground to entertain this application is made out. The same is, accordingly, dismissed. Main Petitions 2. In continuation of the order dated 24.02.2026, Hon'ble the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta, through his latest communication dated 10.03.2026, has informed that 10,16,000+ objections have been disp
- 24 March 2026. List on 01.04.2026.
- 1 April 2026. 1. The paperbook of an unnumbered I.A. in Writ Petition (C) No.1216/2025 has been handed over today in the Court. Subject to curing of defects, the Registry is directed to list the application on the date fixed. Copies thereof may be circulated to the counsel for the parties in advance with liberty to file counter affi
- 6 April 2026. 1. The Election Commission of India (ECI) notified 19 Appellate Tribunals on 20.03.2026, before whom the decision taken by the judicial officers while disposing the objections in the SIR process, could be challenged. These Appellate Tribunals are headed by former Chief Justices/senior Judges of the High Court. The prem
- 13 April 2026. 1. Some of these writ petitions, interlocutory applications, and miscellaneous applications have been filed by individuals whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll and who appear to have preferred appeals before the Appellate Tribunal(s). These petitioners have, accordingly, sought the following directions
- 24 April 2026. 1. Most of the issues have been comprehensively answered through our order dated 13.04.2026 passed in these proceedings. However, we understand that some issues will continue to arise on a day-to day basis, which may require the urgent attention of either the Hon'ble Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court or the Appe
- 11 May 2026. List on 28.05.2026.
- 27 May 2026. List on 25.08.2026.
- 25 August 2026. 1. Issue notice, returnable on 17.09.2026. 2. Mr. Prateek Kumar, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of Election Commission of India (ECI).
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Mr. Amit Bhandari, Mr. Omar Hoda, Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Mr. Uday Bhatia, Mr. Kamran Khan, Mr. Surya Kiran Singh, Ms. Pragya, Mr. Usman Ghani Khan, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Aviral Jain Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, Mr. Maninder Singh, Mr. Mohd. Yasir, Ms. Srishti Sarraf, Mr. Kumar Utsav, Mr. Ashish Shukla, Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Mr. Prateek Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Thakur, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Mr. Devansh Rai
