N.22Sl 151/CL 08.10.26 DL-19 Ct.-19 (S.R.) WPA 24638 of 2026 Anirdam Chatterjee & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Rajdeep Bhattyacharya Mr. Arkadipta Sengupta Ms. Ankita Ghosh … for the petitioners. Mr. Moti Sagar Tiwari Mr. Antharikho Karmakar … for the State. Ms. Susmita Saha, Ld. AGP Mr. Niladri Saha … for the Election Commission. Ms. Shini Adhikari Mr. Arif Quraishi … for the respondent no.7. 1. The affidavit of service as filed today on behalf of the writ petitioners is taken on record. 2. Liberty is given to the learned advocate for the respondent no.7 to file Vakalatnama in the department positively in course of this day and in the event, such Vakalatnama is filed, let the same be tagged with the instant file. 3. At the time of hearing, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners submits before this Court that though in the instant writ petition, the writ petitioners challenged the entire election process of the respondent no.6 Co-operative Housing Society Limited on account of alleged illegal inclusion of the name of the private respondent no.7 in the voter list, however, during the pendency of the instant writ petition, the election process is over. It is, thus, submitted on behalf of the writ petitioners that in view of such fact, the instant writ petition has now become infructuous and may be disposed of accordingly with a liberty to the writ petitioners to approach the appropriate authority challenging the election as held under the supervision of the respondent no.5 authority. 4. Learned advocates for the contesting respondents do not oppose such prayer. 5. In view of such, WPA 24638 of 2026 is disposed of as infructuous with the liberty as prayed for. 6. Before parting with, it is further directed that in the event, the writ petitioners challenge the election process before the appropriate authority, the appropriate authority shall be obliged to dispose of such challenge after giving due opportunity of hearing to all concerns positively within sixty working days from the date of submission of such challenge. 7. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 8. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities. (Partha Sarathi Sen, J.) 2 3