Supreme Court dismisses TMC bid over Bengal counting staff row citing misplaced fears

TMC claims bias, but SC calls concerns misplaced

The Supreme Court refused to issue an order on the Trinamool Congress’s plea challenging the Election Commission’s decision to appoint central government and PSU employees as supervisors at West Bengal vote-counting sites. The court was responding to a Calcutta High Court ruling that upheld the EC’s staffing choice over state employees. TMC argued the setup could affect counting fairness.