- (1.) Heard Sri Anoop Trivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shambhu Chopra, learned counsel for the Election Commission, and Sri M.S. Pipersenia, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
(2.) This writ petition was filed by the Uttar Pradesh Udyog Vyapar Pratinidhi Mandal because of the harassment that was being meted out by the police party under the garb of compliance of the order of the Election Commission.
(3.) Sri Shambhu Chopra, Advocate, who appears for the Election Commission, has filed a short counter affidavit on behalf of respondent No.2, Election Commission of India, today sworn by Sri Alok Kumar, District Magistrate, Allahabad in his capacity as District Election Officer, Allahabad, which is taken on record.;