23.09.2026 Court No.25 D/L No.153 S. Gayen In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA 19686 of 2026 Abdus Samad & Anr. Versus The Election Commission of India & Ors. Mr. Sufi Masih Aftab …for the Petitioners Ms. Anamika Pandey …for the ECI Ms. Monalisa Das …for the State 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Appellate Tribunal has taken up the matter without any notice and without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, has excluded the names of the petitioners from the e-roll. He prays for a direction upon the Appellate Tribunal to restore the appeal preferred by the petitioners and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners to dispose of the appeal as early as possible. 2. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to restore the appeal preferred by the petitioners and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners to dispose of the appeal as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. 2 4. Urgent certified Photostat copy, if applied for, be given to the parties after compliance with all requisite formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)