19.08.2026 Sl. no. DL 178 Court No. 25 Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA 18186 of 2026 In the matter of : MD TALAT MAHMOOD & ANR. … Petitioners VS. THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. … Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. Sariful Islam Mallick … Advocate For the Respondent / ECI : Ms. Anamika Pandey … Advocate 1. The petitioners have filed the present writ application with the prayer for a direction upon the SIR Tribunal to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners. 2. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Court finds that the only grievance of the petitioners is that the appeal filed by the petitioners before the Appellate Tribunal is pending. 3. In view of the above, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to consider and dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioners as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. 5. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. ( Krishna Rao, J. )