S/L 215 01.10.2026 Court. No. 25 Sourav WPA 17370 of 2026 Abdul Kallam Sk Vs. The Election Commission of India & Ors. Mr. Sk. Zubair Ahmed … for the petitioner. Ms. Anaminka Pandey … for E.C.I. Mr. Rajdeep Bhattacharya Mr. Kaustav Seal Mr. Debayan Paul … for the State. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Appellate Tribunal has taken up the appeal without any notice and without any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and excluded the name of the petitioner from the roll. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for a direction upon the Appellate Tribunal for restoration of the appeal and to dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 3. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court finds that the only grievance of the petitioner is that the Appellate Tribunal has disposed of the appeal by excluding the name of the petitioner in the roll without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to restore the appeal of the petitioner and to dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. 2 5. WPA 17370 of 2026 is disposed of. 6. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)