India, May 2 -- West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Supreme Court on Saturday said that the Election Commission of India (EC) has the prerogative to decide which officers will be deployed at vote-counting centres. The court made it clear that the poll body has the discretion to choose the pool of officials for this purpose.

No Further Orders on TMC Plea

The apex court stated that no further orders were required on the plea filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The party had challenged the Calcutta High Court's dismissal of its petition against the EC's circular on the deployment of central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

SC Observations on Deployment of Central Officials

During the hearing, a bench of Justi...