Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal Police authorities to verify the candidature of a 22-year-old man from Murshidabad within 48 hours, ruling that his mother's deletion from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) could not, by itself, justify withholding his verification.
Justice Krishna Rao passed the order on a plea by Abdul Hamid Sk, who qualified in the recruitment process for constables but faced a delay in candidature verification. The court directed the director general of police or any competent authority to complete the process and take an appropriate decision on his appointment, subject to his eligibility.
The judge noted that Abdul's name remained on the voter list and that he had voted in the 2026 Assembly elections. He questioned why his verification had been withheld because of his mother's electoral status.
Counsel for the Election Commission of India submitted that verification of both parents was mandatory under citizenship law as Abdul was born after July 1, 1987. Justice Rao questioned why the candidate had not been informed of the reason for the delay.
Rejecting the state's submission that verification had concluded on October 12, the judge questioned the implications for the candidate's future.
Abdul, a Nabagram resident, appeared for the recruitment examination on November 30, 2025, and scored 63.92 out of 100.
His mother, Atar Ban Bibi, whose name appeared in the 2002 electoral roll, was deleted during the SIR. Her appeal remains pending before an appellate tribunal.
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