New Delhi, April 29 -- In a dramatic escalation of the electoral battle for West Bengal, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking the immediate removal of Ajay Pal Sharma, a high-profile UP-cadre IPS officer, from his position as a Police Observer.

The petitioner e-filed the Writ Petition (Civil) late on the night of Tuesday (Diary No. EC-SCIN01-21815-2026). The petition invokes Article 32 of the Constitution, which allows citizens to move the apex court directly for the protection of fundamental rights, in this case, the right to a free and fair election.

The petitioner alleged that Sharma, often nicknamed the "Singham of UP" for his record as an encounter specialist, has abandoned the neu...