Panchayat polls: Calcutta High Court retired judge to oversee State Police inquiry into alleged tampering of nomination documents

The Calcutta High Court on Monday overturned an earlier directive for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into allegations that an election officer had tampered with documents submitted by political candidates while filing for nominations during the West Bengal panchayat polls. [The District Magistrate of Howrah & Others Vs Kashmira Begam Khan & Others]