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TMC MP and elder lawyer Kalyan Banerjee connected Friday (March 20, 2026) moved the Calcutta High Court questioning the Election Commission's transfer bid of respective IAS and IPS officers successful West Bengal soon aft the announcement of Assembly polls successful the State.
The petitioner named Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar a enactment responsive successful the matter.
Mentioning the substance earlier a Division Bench presided by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, the lawyer prayed for an aboriginal proceeding of the petition.
The petition, which questions the transfers without consulting the State authorities earlier the ECI took the decisions, is apt to beryllium heard aboriginal adjacent week, a lawyer connected with the substance said.
A ample fig of elder IAS and IPS officers, including the State's Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and Director General of constabulary (DGP), were replaced by the Election Commission wrong hours of announcement of the Assembly elections successful West Bengal connected March 15.
The elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly volition beryllium held successful 2 phases — connected April 23 and 29. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.
