The High Court sought answers from the government and the Election Commission on the roster dispute.
State Bureau, Ranchi. Today (January 21), a petition was heard in the Jharkhand High Court on the determination of reservation roster for the posts of Mayor and Municipal Council Chairman in the urban body elections. Advocate Abhay Kumar Mishra, on behalf of the petitioner, argued that the allocation of posts was not done as per the roster prescribed by the Constitution, which is unfair.
The court has sought answers from the state government and the State Election Commission. The next hearing of the case has been scheduled for January 29. The petition focuses on the validity of the roster at the state level, where the allegation of population-based imbalance is prominent.
Recent Reservation List of State Election Commission: Released on 9 January 2026
The State Election Commission released the reservation list for urban bodies on January 9, 2026, following which dissatisfaction and possible challenges have emerged at various places. The main reservations are as follows.
After this list, election preparations have intensified, but the roster dispute continues.
Roster dispute in Dhanbad: Court challenge continues
Controversy continues over the decision to keep the post of Mayor unreserved in Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. It was declared unreserved in the list of January 9, but questions have been raised over not giving reservation despite the large SC population. In the last months, petitions were filed challenging the provision of division into two classes.
A petition (by Shantanu Kumar Chandra) was heard in the High Court in November 2025, where a response was sought from the government. There was no new decision in the recent update, but the electoral process may be affected.
Roster dispute in Giridih: Challenge on SC reservation
The decision to reserve the post of Mayor of Giridih Municipal Corporation for SC has been challenged. In the list of January 9, it was reserved for SC (Others). Petitioner Mohd. Naseem's petition has been heard in the High Court, and the decision was reserved.
The argument is that the OBC population here is more than 65%, so the post should be for OBC. Questions remain over roster and population-based allocation.
Controversy in other bodies: Election Commission's preparations complete
Roster related issues in districts like Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Deoghar are also affected by the state level reservation policy. The High Court had earlier reprimanded the government for postponing the elections on the pretext of triple test of OBC reservation.
Instructions were given to conduct the civic elections in four months. After the release of the file roster in January, controversies have emerged from some places. Which mainly focuses on the validity of reservation roster and population based allocation. Clarity is expected in the next hearing. Here the Election Commission has made complete preparations for the body elections. Notification is to be issued soon.
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