Sanjeev Nayan Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department
Case brief
What is this about?
Medininagar Nagar Nigam Mayor seat; reservation for WOMEN versus OTHERS; Notification No. 68 dated 08.01.2026; earlier Notification No. 2558 dated 17.11.2022 of State Election Commission, Jharkhand; issue covered by Division Bench ruling in W.P.(C) No. 7296 of 2025 (judgment dated 27.01.2026); Jharkhand Nagarpalika Adhiniyam 2011 Sec. 27; Jharkhand Nagar Palika Election & Election Petition Rules (Niyamawali) 2012 Rule 9; writ petition dismissed, no fresh adjudication on merits; I.A. No. 1166 of 2026 disposed.
What did the court decide?
The issue involved in the present writ petition has already been settled by the learned Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No. 7296 of 2025 vide judgment dated 27.01.2026; the Court therefore declined to entertain the petition afresh and did not adjudicate the merits of the reservation notification.