Supreme Court says time is now too short to look into ‘mass transfer’ of high-ranking West Bengal officials ahead of election

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The petition said the ECI has made specified “illegality and arbitrary” transfers successful different poll-bound States successful contravention of Article 324 of the Constitution, and provisions of the Representation of the People Act. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Supreme Court connected Thursday (April 16, 2026) refused to entertain a petition challenging the determination of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to transportation “wholesale” 63 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 16 elder bureaucrats, including the Director General of Police and the Chief Secretary, successful the “garb of poll-preparedness”.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the petition raised “substantial questions of law”, but declined to intervene connected the crushed that the elections were scheduled conscionable days ahead.

Published - April 16, 2026 05:40 p.m. IST

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