The application, claiming that it was not a consent order, prayed for deletion of the part in the order wherein it was stated that the directions were by consent, Amrita Pandey, counsel representing the commission, said.
The application is likely to be moved before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi on June three, when the court will reopen after summer vacation begining tomorrow.
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The bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi had in its order of May 14 did not accept the WBSEC's plea for 800 companies of central armed police force for holding the panchayat polls in the state and directed that the state may requisition them from other states or the Centre if there was any shortfall.
The bench directed that the panchayat election be held in three phases and that the poll process should be completed by July 15.
The bench, hearing an appeal by the state government against a single bench order, directed that the dates for the election should be notified by the state government in consultation with the State Election Commission.
The division bench, while not accepting the commission's contention that 800 companies of central armed police forces were required to hold the rural poll, directed that the state might procure forces from other states or the Centre, if necessary.
The court had said that it was up to the state government to provide armed personnel as per the SEC's requirement, which was settled on that day, and shortfall, if any, would be dealt by the state government.
The court demarcated the 57,000-odd booths for the panchayat election into four categories - highly sensitive, sensitive, less sensitive and normal.
It directed that two armed policemen and two unarmed constables would be provided for each booth in case of highly sensitive booths and two armed policemen only for each sensitive booth.
It also directed that under the less sensitive category, one armed policeman and one unarmed constable would be provided for each premise, which might house more than one booth.
Under the normal category, one armed police personnel would be provided per premises, the bench directed.
The Commission had moved the high court challenging the state's notification of panchayat election in two phases claiming that it was unilateral and sought 800 companies of central forces for holding it in a peaceful manner.
Justice Somadder had on May 10 directed that panchayat the election be held in three phases using central armed forces on dates decided by the SEC.