TAPAN SIKDAR Vs. CHAIRMAN OF ELECTION COMMISSION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Court : This writ petition is made challenging the change of venue of the counting centre from Salt Lake Stadium to Derogeo College at Rajarhat.

(2.) In the writ petition the petitioner annexed various representations made to the Chief Electoral Officer as well as the Chief Election Commissioner regarding the protest against abrupt change of counting venue from Salt Lake Stadium to Derogeo College, Rajarhat.

(3.) After so many representations on 23rd September, 1999 being the annexure-E to the petition, the Officer on Special Duty and Joint Secretary, from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Writers' Buildings, Calcutta informed the petitioner being candidate of the Parliamentary Constituency from a political party which as follows :-