IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction)

APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Krishna Rao WPA No. 9958 of 2026 With CAN No. 1 of 2026 Ritankar Das Versus The State of West Bengal and Others Mr. Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Siddhartha Mandal Mr. Soumya Dasgupta Mr. Sattwik Majumder .....For the petitioner.

Mr. Kishore Datta, Ld. AG Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Ld. AGP Ms. Sumita Shaw Mr. Soumen Chatterjee .....For the State.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Chakraborti, Ld. ASGI Mr. Nilanjan Bhattarcharjee Mr. Guddu Singh .....Union of India.

Mr. D.S. Naidu, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jishnu Chowdhury Ms. Anamika Pandey Ms. Sanskriti Agarwal Ms. Rishika Pandey .....for the Election Commission of India.

Mr. Samim Ahammed Mr. Arka Maiti Ms. Ambiya Khatun Mr. Arka Ranjan Bhattacharya Md. Nasirul Haque Ms. Reshma Khatun Ms. Huma Shakil .....for the intervenor.

Hearing Concluded On : 24.04.2026 Judgment On : 24.04.2026 Krishna Rao, J.:

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition challenging the order dated 20th April, 2026 wherein the Chief Electoral Officer has issued an order by imposing restriction on motorcycle riding /rally on polling day-2 and on polling day for conduct of fr