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Abdul Ahad Vs the Election Commission of India and Ors. — Election Law | Calcutta HC (2026)

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Abdul Ahad v. the Election Commission of India and Ors.

Calcutta HC22 Sept 2026WPA/19567/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

The petitioner alleged that the Appellate Tribunal removed his name from the electoral roll without notice or hearing. The High Court requested the Appellate Tribunal to restore the appeal and decide it after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within three months. The writ petition was disposed of accordingly.

What did the court decide?

The Appellate Tribunal is requested to restore the appeal and dispose of it after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within three months.

What the court decided

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Outcome

The Appellate Tribunal is requested to restore the appeal and dispose of it after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within three months.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Appellate Tribunal acted without notice and opportunity of hearing before excluding the petitioner's name from the electoral roll.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

The High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by Abdul Ahad challenging the Appellate Tribunal's exclusion of his name from the electoral roll without notice or hearing. The Court requested the Appellate Tribunal to restore the appeal (No. APS2521G010426376686) and decide it after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within three months of receipt of the order.

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22.09.2026

Court No.25 D/L No.179 S. Gayen

In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

WPA 19567 of 2026 Abdul Ahad Versus The Election Commission of India & Ors.

Mr. Sufi Masih Aftab

…for the Petitioner

Ms. Anamika Pandey

…for the ECI

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Appellate Tribunal has taken up the matter without any notice and without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and excluded the name of the petitioner from the e-roll. He prays for a direction upon the Appellate Tribunal to restore the appeal preferred by the petitioner and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner to dispose of the appeal as early as possible.

Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to restore the appeal being No. APS2521G010426376686 preferred by the petitioner and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner to dispose of the appeal as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order.

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Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of.

Urgent certified Photostat copy, if applied for, be given to the parties after compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Krishna Rao, J.)

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the Appellate Tribunal acted without notice and opportunity of hearing before excluding the petitioner's name from the electoral roll.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Abdul Ahad
respondent
The Election Commission of India

Coram

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Krishna Rao

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Calcutta HC
Decided on: 22 Sept 2026 · September
Registered: 31 Jul 2026
Case no.: WPA/19567/2026
CNR: WBCHCA0365402026
Topic: Election Law
Disposal: DISPOSED

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Abdul Ahad v. the Election Commission of India and Ors., WPA/19567/2026 (CAL), decided on 22 September 2026.

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Bench / Coram

Krishna Rao

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