New Delhi, May 2 -- Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate, Kapil Sibal, on Saturday clarified that the Supreme Court has not merely dismissed Trinamool Congress' petition over the deployment of central government employees for counting of votes, but rather agreed to their contention of implementing the Election Commission's circular.

Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Kapil Sibal said that the ECI's circular itself called for deploying both central government and state government employees on the day of counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections.

The apex court noted that no further orders were necessary in the case, except asking the Election Commission to implement the circular dated April 13 in true let...