16. 08.10.2026. Court No.551. (Pritam) WPA 26429 of 2026 Md. Kamal Hossain. -Vs.- The Election Commission of India & Ors. Mr. Rajdatta Chatterjee, Ms. Risha Das, Mr. Somnath Guha, Mr. Kunal Ghosh. … for the petitioner. Mr. Pradip Paul, Ms. Sulogna Chowdhury. ....for the State. Ms. Anamika Pandey ...for E.C.I. 1. Petitioner, State and Election Commission are represented. 2. The learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is still pending before the District Election Officer (DEO), which is under adjudication. The petitioner made a representation before the District Election Officer (DEO) but the same is still pending and has not been considered and a direction may be passed upon the District Election Officer (DEO) to take appropriate decision in accordance with law. 3. Having heard the learned advocates for the parties, WPA 26429 of 2026 is disposed of by directing the District Election Officer (DEO) to consider the representation dated 8th April, 2026 submitted by the petitioner after giving an opportunity of hearing within a period of 4 weeks from the receipt of this order. 2 4. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)