Manish Mourya Son of Shri Amar Chand v. State of Rajasthan

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Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench, DB: Inderjeet Singh & Ravi Chirania, JJ.), order dated 21.01.2026 in batch of D.B. Civil Writ Petitions (lead CW 988/2026, Sunil Jangid v. State of Rajasthan; connected with CW 399/2026, 18406/2025, 18846/2025, 19336/2025, 19482/2025, 20524/2025, 20656/2025, 320/2026, 352/2026, 357/2026, 433/2026, 437/2026, 447/2026, 586/2026, 662/2026, 813/2026, 819/2026, 847/2026, 895/2026, 972/2026, 991/2026, 1009/2026, 1015/2026, 1026/2026, 1057/2026, 1220/2026, 1260/2026, 13489/2024, 18877/2025, 18882/2025, 19320/2025, 19436/2025, 19559/2025, 19665/2025, 19685/2025, 20158/2025, 20181/2025, 20565/2025, 97/2026, 194/2026, 299/2026, 325/2026, 371/2026, 412/2026, 416/2026, 428/2026, 434/2026, 440/2026, 448/2026, 542/2026, 702/2026, 703/2026, 724/2026, 746/2026, 768/2026, 792/2026, 793/2026, 794/2026, 797/2026, 816/2026, 853/2026, 861/2026, 878/2026, 881/2026, 884/2026, 885/2026, 896/2026, 901/2026, 912/2026, 915/2026, 981/2026, 989/2026, 1012/2026, 1016/2026, 1042/2026, 1043/2026, 1056/2026, 1058/2026, 1108/2026, 1221/2026, 1226/2026, 1235/2026, 1259/2026, 1263/2026, 1265/2026, 1269/2026, 1273/2026, 1323/2026, 1357/2026, 20805/2025, 790/2026, 197/2026) challenging delimitation notifications dated 20.11.2025 and 28.12.2025 under the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad delimitation, headquarters shift, merger, village inclusion/exclusion). Dismissed on grounds of precedent (Sheela Kumari followed; upheld in Villagers of Revenue Village Singhaniya and Sanyam Lodha; Ratan Lal Palsaniya) and the election timeline of 15.04.2026 fixed by the State's undertaking to the Supreme Court. Keywords: delimitation, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad, headquarters, merger, Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994, judicial review, Article 226.