1. The petitioners have filed the present writ petition praying for setting
aside the Request For Proposal (RFP) for selection of an Agency for
providing a Surveillance System for Live Web Streaming (Audio, Video,
Record, Viewing, CCTV and other Services) for the General Election to
West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 2026. Subsequently by way of
supplementary affidavit, the petitioners pray for the same relaxation
accorded to the added respondents by allowing the petitioners to
participate in the RFP dated 9th February, 2026 for West Bengal
Assembly Election, 2026 and not pressed prayer (b) of the writ petition.
2. The respondent no.2 issued a tender in the online portal of the E-
