HC directs WB colleges to hold elections under CEO supervision

In a significant step, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that all students' elections in colleges be held under the strict and close supervision of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, in view of the recent violence in several campuses in the state. Justice Tapen Sen directed that all elections in colleges must be held under the supervision of the CEO till a seven-member committee, appointed by the state government, frames guidelines for students' elections in accordance with the Lyngdoh Committee report.