The division bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam also sought a separate affidavit from the Bengal government stating whether compensation had been given to the family members of 54 persons who had died in rural poll violence
A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S Doctor on September 6, was hearing a PIL by one Shantanu Vilas Nandgude argued through advocates Shriram Kulkarni and Vrushali Kabare.
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said interference by the NHRC affected the autonomy and independence of the State Election Commission
Not just South Parganas district, with its stronghold Bhangar, ISF has won seats in the three-tier polls in North Parganas, suggesting a footprint in largely Bengali-speaking Muslim areas too