In view of the lack of trust between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court has directed to appoint a judicial officer for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The court asked the Calcutta High Court to appoint judicial officers to decide on the claims and objections in the SIR. The court has said that these officers should be spotless and should be of the rank of District Judge and Additional District Judge.

On Friday (February 20, 2026), the Bengal government and the Election Commission were seen accusing each other in front of the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. Bengal government’s lawyer Shyam Diwan said that the Election Commission has now appointed another new type of officers. They are being called Special Role Officers, this special officer is even higher than the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).

On this argument of Shyam Diwan, CJI Surya Kant said, ‘It seems that we will have to appoint judicial officers or IAS from other cadre. The Chief Justice of the High Court will have to be asked to appoint judicial officers with good records.

Senior advocate DM Naidu, appearing for the Election Commission, told the court that West Bengal has not provided qualified officers to the Commission. On this the CJI expressed disappointment and said that we were expecting a cooperative attitude from the state government. In the hearing on February 9, the court had directed the Bengal government to provide Class 2 officers. Even then the court had reprimanded the state government as to why officers were not made available despite giving orders in the last hearing.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said during this time that the court had ordered that the date of scrutiny of documents is being extended from February 14 to February 21, but the Election Commission has stopped uploading the documents from February 15. The CJI told him that he would seek information from the Election Commission on his order of that day and its implementation. The court asked the status of the SIR, on which Kapil Sibal said that there are still 48 hours in it and he is raising some issues.

(With inputs from Nipun Sehgal)

A hearing was held in the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) in the case of Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the house of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its co-founder Prateek Jain. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appeared on behalf of ED. During the hearing, he got angry when his mike was switched off.

According to Bar and Bench report, today’s hearing was held before Justice Surva Ghosh through video conferencing. During the hearing, ASG SV Raju said that someone was doing mischief, his mike was going off again and again. Justice Ghosh also expressed displeasure over this.

ASG SV Raju said, ‘Someone is doing mischief. I have appeared on behalf of the Central Investigation Agency. I am Additional Solicitor General. I have not completed my arguments. There is something wrong, my mic gets muted again and again. Justice Surva Ghosh expressed displeasure at this and said, ‘Let me hear him.’

On January 8, ED had raided the house of political consultancy firm I-PAC and Prateek Jain and suddenly West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached there along with senior officers. Today the High Court was hearing the petition of Trinamool Congress, in which it has demanded protection of its political data. However, ED says that it has not seized any documents in the raid, on the contrary, Mamata Banerjee left from there with the files.

The High Court rejected the petition of TMC and said that the Enforcement Directorate has stated on the basis of its Panchnama that the investigating agency has not seized any document during the raid, in such a situation the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress has no meaning, because the apprehension was expressed by the Trinamool Congress that the data collected by the Enforcement Directorate can be used politically.

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The Calcutta High Court has stayed the new OBC reservation list presented by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Wednesday (June 18, 2025). BJP leaders welcomed this decision and distributed sweets in the assembly. At the same time, CPI (M) has also surrounded the Mamta government on this matter.

Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday posted on X and said that I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court for my historic decision to stop the inclusion of 76 Muslim classes in the new OBC list prepared by the Mamata Banerjee government. This is a wonderful victory of the judiciary against an arrogant state government.

‘Mamta government sidelined qualified Hindu and other non-Muslim communities’
He said that the politics of tremendous appeasement of TMC government, about 90 percent of the Muslim communities in the updated new OBC list is clear. Before TMC came to power in 2010, only 20 percent of the OBC communities were Muslims. Under the rule of Mamta Banerjee, this number has touched the sky, bypassing qualified Hindus and other non-Muslim communities.

CPI (M) leader also targeted Sujan Chakraborty
CPI (M) Central Committee member Sujan Chakraborty also targeted the Mamta government in a press conference. He said that the state government is continuously misleading people on OBC reservation. The High Court had earlier canceled the OBC list. Instead of rectifying the process, the government has repeated the same mistakes. This is nothing but trying to mislead the people of Bengal.

TMC leader told BJP anti -OBC party
After this decision of the High Court, BJP leaders distributed sweets in the assembly. Regarding this, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said that BJP is an anti -OBC party. Here the conspiracy of opposition leaders should be seen. We trust the judiciary, but we should also pay attention to who were the people behind it. We have seen that people who made big statements on recruitment in this High Court separated to become BJP MPs. Now they want to harm OBCs and create disturbance.

A few days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has placed a revised list before the Assembly, this order of the High Court has come. A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Rajasekhar Mantha has ordered the government not to take any action on the basis of the list till 31 July. The government has been asked not to implement it till the next hearing.

Earlier this month, the West Bengal government had issued a notification expanding the OBC list to include 76 additional sub-castes, causing the total number of communities to 140. There are 80 Muslim communities, while 60 are non -Muslims.

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Violence took place in many areas including Murshidabad in West Bengal over the Waqf law, in which 3 people have died and many have been injured. More than 150 people have been arrested in other violence cases including Murshidabad. In view of the violence, the Calcutta High Court has ordered the deployment of central security forces.

In view of the violence in West Bengal, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan spoke through a video conference with the Chief Secretary and DGP of the state on Saturday (April 12, 2025). In addition to about 300 BSF personnel in the violence affected Murshidabad, 5 more companies have been deployed.

Complete development so far regarding Murshidabad violence
Violence erupted in Malda, Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts on 11 April 2025 over the new Waqf law and several vehicles including police vans were set on fire. So far 3 people have died during clashes in violence affected areas of Murshidabad district. 2 people died in Shamsherganj and 1 died in Murshidabad Medical College.

What did the Calcutta High Court say?
Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari filed a petition in the High Court on Saturday demanding the deployment of central forces in violence -prone areas. The petition was heard in the special bench of Judge Samen Sen and Judge Raja Basu Chaudhary. The bench said that the court cannot sit with eyes closed. Return peace in Murshidabad and protecting everyone is the main objective of the court. The High Court has ordered the deployment of central security forces in the violence affected areas.

What did the DGP of West Bengal say?
The DGP of West Bengal said that the situation is tense, but is under control and it is being monitored strictly. The DGP also said that he is taking help of BSF posted locally and more than 150 persons have been arrested.

Abhishek Banerjee accused BJP
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that a section of opposition forces failed to gain power in a democratic manner, trying to create unrest in West Bengal. After failing to derail the initiative of development in Bengal under the leadership of Mamta Banerjee, these people are now playing satanic games.

Bengal BJP president’s big statement
Bengal BJP president Sukant Majumdar alleged that Mamta regime is sitting blind despite attacks on Hindus in Shamsherganj, Sati and Jangipur. Majumdar said that such vandalism and hooliganism done by a section of minorities will be stopped and crushed in 5 minutes when the BJP comes to power in the state.

‘BJP leaders want to riot before Bengal elections’
TMC MLA Madan Mitra said that BJP leaders want to commit violence in Bengal by speaking directly. What is a little such violence is in all the states, it is the responsibility of the central government which is bringing such a law of Waqf. Before the 2026 Bengal elections, BJP leaders want to riot and want to fight with Pakistan. Amit Shah, Modi and Yogi are responsible for whatever rioting is going on in the country.

‘Conspiracy to separate Murshidabad from West Bengal’
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said in a conversation with news agency ANI, “There is a conspiracy to separate Murshidabad district from West Bengal. There is arson and sabotage in Hindu areas. Hindus have been murdered, yet the DGP of Bengal is saying that nothing has happened ‘.

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In Murshidabad district of West Bengal, three people died after violent protest against the new Waqf Act. The protesters set fire to police vehicles and public properties and blocked the rail-road. After this, BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari had filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court on Saturday (April 12, 2025) demanding the deployment of central forces in violent areas. This demand has been accepted by the Calcutta High Court.

Following violent protests against Waqf law, the Special Bench of the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of central forces in violent areas. The Calcutta High Court said that when such allegations come to light, the court cannot close the eyes. The court said that if needed, central forces can be deployed elsewhere to control law and order.

Three people died in Murshidabad violence

BJP MLA Shubhendu Adhikari alleged that BSF had reached the spot to handle the situation, but the DM refused to stop the violence. Giving information on Saturday, an official of the Indian Police Service (IPS) said that the bodies of father and son were recovered in a house in Jafarabad in the violence affected Shamsherganj area, who had marks of stabs with a knife.

He said that both of them were found lying on the ground in a unconscious state inside their house and they were taken to a nearby hospital where both were declared dead. The police officer said that in another incident, another person was shot in Dhulian of Shamsherganj block.

BJP made serious allegations against Mamta Banerjee

Union Minister and BJP’s West Bengal unit president Sukant Majumdar on Saturday called for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to strictly implement the rule of law in the turbulent areas of Murshidabad district. He alleged that the Mamta regime Shamsherganj, Suti and Jangipur, despite “attacks on Hindus”, are sitting blind. Mazumdar said that such a barbarity and hooliganism done by a section of minorities will be stopped and crushed in five minutes when the BJP comes to power in the state.

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