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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

EXTRAORDINARY JURISDICTION

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION(C)NO.12294/2023

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SUVENDU ADHIKARI & ORS. Respondent(s)

WITH

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION(C)

NOS.12303-12305/2023

AND

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION(C)

NO.12296/2023

O R D E R

These Special Leave Petitions are directed against the Orders

passed by the Calcutta High Court dated 13.06.2023 and 15.06.2023.

We have heard learned senior counsel appearing for the

petitioners, who are the State of West Bengal and the State

Election Commission of the State of West Bengal as well as the

learned senior counsel appearing for the respondents as well as

learned counsel for impleading applicants before the High Court and

have perused the materials placed on record.

The Writ Petitions, out of which these Special Leave Petitions

arise, were filed by way of Public Interest Litigation before the

Calcutta High Court seeking several directions with regard to the

conduct of free and fair elections to the 75000 seats through 61000

polling booths throughout the State of West Bengal insofa