KOLKATA: A public interest litigation had been filed at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday seeking free and fair and violence-free polls in West Bengal in the crucial Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year.
The petition had been admitted by the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, and the matter is expected to come up for hearing in the second half of Wednesday.
The publication interest litigation had been filed just a day after the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) told media persons in Kolkata on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) this time will move with a zero-tolerance policy towards poll-related violence, be it before the polls, during the polls, or after the polls.
"The Commission had decided to act in this matter very strongly and take strong action against anyone involved in the matter, " the CEC said.