New Delhi, April 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by a West Bengal resident challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s decision to transfer a batch of senior IAS and IPS officers from the state to other states following the announcement of Assembly election dates.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, noted that the plea raised substantial questions of law. However, the Court declined to entertain the matter, keeping in view the imminent commencement of the first phase of elections in the state.

"The issues raised... involve substantial questions of law. However, keeping in view the first phase of elections in the State, we are not ...