Allahabad, May 23: The Allahabad High Court has suspended the administrative and financial powers of the Mayor of Lucknow for not administering the oath of office to an elected corporator.
The High Court called such an action a consequential constitutional measure intended to secure compliance with judicial orders.
The dispute pertained to the non-administration of an oath to the petitioner by the Mayor of Lucknow for the last 5 months, despite the petitioner being declared a returned candidate as a Corporator of a ward in an election petition decided by the Additional District Judge, Lucknow.
The Division Bench of Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi and Justice Alok Mathur held, accordingly, considering the persistent non-compliance despite repeated indulgence shown by this Court, and with a view to ensure immediate implementation of the judicial order and preservation of constitutional governance, this Court finds it appropriate, at this stage, to direct that the administrative and financial powers attached to the office of the respondent-Mayor of Lucknow shall remain suspended/ceased, to the exception of administering oath to the Corporator, till compliance of the order dated 13/05/2026 is ensured.
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