Supreme Court refuses to interfere in Jharkhand Panchayat elections, dismisses petition, elections will be held on time

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the Jharkhand Panchayat elections. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding OBC reservation in Panchayat elections. During the hearing of the petition, the court has refused to interfere in the light of its earlier order. Let us inform that the process has been started in Jharkhand regarding Panchayat elections. The candidates have started the campaigning work after filing their nominations.

Dismissing the petition filed for OBC reservation in Jharkhand Panchayat elections, the Supreme Court said that since the process of Panchayat elections has started in the state. Therefore, the court will not interfere in this for the time being. The court further said that the process of OBC reservation can be adopted by conducting a triple test for future elections.

Let us tell you that a petition was filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of MP Chandra Prakash Chaudhary. Three-tier panchayat elections are being conducted in Jharkhand in four phases, but reservation has not been given to OBCs. He had filed a petition only regarding OBC reservation.

Let us inform that the government had made it clear in the house that at present it is not possible to conduct elections by conducting triple test, because the development work of the village is being affected due to lack of elections. Then he gave the example of Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Bengal and said that elections were held there without triple test. He had said that a separate committee would be formed for this.

However, the market is hot about the matter at the square-intersections. Responsible people are refraining from speaking anything on this matter. Here, the administrative officers are fully engaged in the elections from their level. At the same time, the nomination for the third phase is over.

Election to be held in four phases

Panchayat elections will be held in the state in four phases. The first phase of elections is to be held on May 14, the second phase on May 19, the third phase on May 24 and the fourth phase on May 27. In the first and last phase, elections will be held in 72-72 blocks. Elections will be held in 50 blocks in the second phase and 70 blocks in the third phase. Counting of votes will be done in three phases from May 17. The elections will be conducted on ballot paper. After getting the approval of the Governor, on April 9, the State Election Commissioner made an official announcement of the Jharkhand Panchayat elections.