Calcutta High Court Directs State to Let Congress Candidate Contest Nandigram Bypoll
The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to allow Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest the Nandigram by-election. The poll is scheduled for October 6, with campaigning due to end on October 4. The supplied material does not state the legal grounds or the government’s response.
The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to allow Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest the Nandigram by-election, according to The Hindu. The by-election is scheduled for October 6. Campaigning is due to end on October 4, placing the court’s direction within the timetable for the poll.
The available material does not explain why Pradhan’s participation had been challenged or what specific relief the Congress candidate sought before the court. It also does not provide the text of the court’s order, identify the authority responsible for preventing or permitting the candidacy, or give the state government’s response. The supplied information establishes the court’s request and the key election dates, but does not describe the wider contest, other candidates or the legal arguments presented.
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