Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toissue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus (a) direct Respondent No. 2 provide adequate and effective security to all contesting candidates from the date of filing of nominations till completion of the entire election process, including counting and declaration of results, (b) directing Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to arrange uninterrupted CCTV coverage and live webcasting at all nomination centres, scrutiny and Returning Officers offices, sensitive and hypersensitive polling stations, strong rooms and counting centres, with reliable power backup, videography of nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal, polling and counting, and secure preservation of all recordings for not less than six months, with copies made available to contesting candidates on request (c) directing the Respondents to deploy designated officials to continuously monitor these feeds and respond promptly to any intimidation, violence or interference, and to deploy independent observers from outside the district in high-risk areas and mobile monitoring teams, empowered to report violations directly to the Commission (d) directing Respondent No. 3 to deploy sufficient security personnel in a fair and impartial manner across the State, with additional forces in locations identified as vulnerable, to provide police protection and escort to contesting candidates during nomination, campaign, polling and result declaration, and to issue instructions to all Station House Officers to receive and register complaints from candidates, agents and voters and to act impartially

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct Respondent No. 2 State Election Commission to consider the Petitioner's representation dated 09.10.2026 and pass appropriate orders prior to issuance of election notification

The Court made the following:

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“....issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus (a) direct Respondent No.2 provide adequate and effective security to all contesting candidates from the date of filing of nominations till completion of the entire election process, including counting and declaration of results, (b) directing Respondent Nos.1 to 3 to arrange uninterrupted CCTV coverage and live webcasting at all nomination centres, scrutiny and Returning Officers’ offices, sensitive and hypersensitive polling stations, strong rooms and counting centres, with reliable power backup, videography of nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal, polling and counting, and secure preservation of all recordings for not less than six months, with copies made available to contesting candidates on request; (c) directing the Respondents to deploy designated officials to continuously monitor these feeds and respond promptly to any intimidation, violence or interference, and to deploy independent observers from outside the district in high-risk areas and mobile monitoring teams, empowered to report violations directly to the Commission; (d) directing Respondent No 3 to deploy sufficient security personnel in a fair and impartial manner across the State, with additional forces in locations identified as vulnerable, to provide police protection and escort to contesting candidates during nomination, campaign, polling and result declaration, and to issue instructions to all Station House Officers to receive and register complaints from candidates, agents and voters and to act impartially….”

The case of the petitioner is that, on 09.10.2026, the petitioner submitted a representation to the State