BISWANATH SOMADDER, J.

1. Let the photocopy of the receipt of the payment of costs in terms of the order dated 17th December, 2018, issued by State Legal Services Authority, West Bengal, be taken on record.

2. By consent of the parties, the appeal is treated as on day’s list and taken up for consideration along with the application for stay.

3. The instant appeal arises out of a judgment and order dated 4th October, 2018, passed by a learned Single Judge in WP 17598 (W) of 2018 (Norratam Roy & Ors. vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors).

4. By the impugned judgment and order, the learned Single Judge disposed of the writ petition by remanding the matter to the concerned Prescribed Authority being the local Block Development Officer while directing the said authority to count the Ballot Papers afresh in the light of the discussion made in the judgment and order, upon taking notice of each of the Ballot Papers already cast in favour of the contesting candidates in order to take the electoral exercise to its logical conclusion.

5. The appellants before us are Pampa Barman (Mondal) & seven others, who were the private respondents in the writ proceeding.

6. According to the learne