OD-1 EP/1/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Election Petition Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE SANJOY DAS VS NISITH KUMAR MALIK & ORS. BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE CHAITALI CHATTERJEE (DAS) Date: 2nd September, 2026. Appearance: Ms. Garima Parth, Adv. appears Mr. Arka Kumar Nag, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv. ...for Respondent no.1. Ms. Anamika Pandey, Adv.(VC) ...for Respondent nos.2 to 5. The Court:-The petitioner is not represented. Ms. Garima Parth, learned advocate appears and submits that they have given ‘No Objection Certificate’ and are no longer in the matter. No new engagement can be found as none appears before this Court to represent the petitioner. Respondent no.1 is represented. In view of the above, this Court is of the view that the petitioner has lost interest in proceeding with the matter. Hence, Election Petition filed under Sections 80, 80A and 81, read with Sections 100 and 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, is dismissed for default. (CHAITALI CHATTERJEE (DAS), J.) nm