ITEM NO.42 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1089/2025 MOSTARI BANU Petitioner(s)

VERSUS THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

[SIR MATTERS RELATED TO THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL]

[ALONGWITH LETTER DATED 08.03.2026 RECEIVED FROM HON. THE CHIEF JUSTICE, CALCUTTA HIGH COURT]

IA No. 287398/2025 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF WITH W.P.(C) No. 737/2025 (PIL-W)

IA No. 27103/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 1908/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 27104/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No. 303592/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION IA No. 183939/2025 - STAY APPLICATION W.P.(C) No. 1074/2025 (PIL-W)

IA No. 72504/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 26838/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 1884/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 26839/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No. 303210/2025 - STAY APPLICATION IA No. 284001/2025 - STAY APPLICATION W.P.(C) No. 1088/2025 (PIL-W)

IA No. 287351/2025 - STAY APPLICATION W.P.(C) No. 1216/2025 (PIL-W)

IA No. 317082/2025 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION W.P.(C) No. 126/2026 (PIL-W)

IA No. 32266/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

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ARJUN BISHT Date: 2026.03.11 Reason:

IA No. 30759/2026 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF IA No. 30347/2026 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON W.P.(C) No. 129/2026 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No. 159/2026 (PIL-W)

Date : 10-03-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Amales Ray, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Subhro Kanti Roy Chowdhury, Adv.

Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv.

Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. K. Shiva, AOR Petitioner-in-person Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Sanjana Saddy, AOR Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv.

Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv.

Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv.

Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv.

Mr. Udya Bhatia, Adv. Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv.

Mr. Surya Kiran Singh, Adv.

Mr. Aviral Jain, Adv. Ms. Ayesha Khan, Adv.

Mr. Sayantan Chanda, Adv.

Ms. Rajlaxmi Singh, Adv.

Ms. Vanisha Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Usman Ghani Khan, AOR Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Adv.

Mr. Badrul Karim, Adv.

Mr. Rishabh Ahmad Khan, Adv. Mr. Umesh Kumar Shukla, Adv.

Mr. Md Shah Minhajuddin, Adv.

Mr. Md Adil Khan, Adv.

Mrs. Srabani Mukherjee, Adv.

Mr. Subhro Prokas Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv.

Mr. Shourya Dasgupta, Adv.

Ms. Mahima Cholera, Adv.

Ms. Aparajita Jamwal, Adv. Mr. Shaishir Divatia, Adv.

Mr. Ankur Singhal, Adv.

Mr. Aman Naqvi, Adv.

Mr. Ashish Kumar Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Abhisek Mohanty, Adv.

Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Prateek Kumar, AOR Mr. Abhinav Thakur, Adv.

Mr. Deepak Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Devansh Rai, Adv. Mr. Kumar Utsav, Adv.

Mr. Anamika Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Simran Parmar, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. K.M. Nataraj, A.S.G.

Mr. Vikramjeet Banarjee, A.S.G.

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Adv.

Ms. Shilpa Ohri, Adv.

Mr. Aman Jha, Adv.

Mr. Aman Mehta, Adv. Mr. Anuj Udupa, Adv.

Mr. Udit Dediya, Adv.

Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.

Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.

Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.

Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma (AOR), Adv.

Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Adv.

Mrs. Pratibha Sinha, Adv.

Mr. Sneh Vardhan, Adv.

Mr. Rakesh Mudgal, Adv.

Mr. Chhail Bihari Singh, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Kumar Shukla, Adv.

Mr. Ritu Raj, Adv.

Mrs. Kanika, Adv.

Mr. Vaibhav Singh, Adv.

Mr. Anantha Narayana M.G., AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

I.A. No.72504/2026

1. No ground to entertain this application is made out. The s