Procedure for Removal of ‘Nagar Palika’ President under Section 48 of UP Municipality Act Explained: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has delivered an important judgment clarifying the procedure that must be followed before removing an elected President of a Nagar Palika Parishad under Section 48 of the Uttar Pradesh Municipality Act, 1916. The Court categorically held that removal of an elected representative cannot be done merely on the basis of a preliminary inquiry and a show-cause notice, and that a full-fledged inquiry following principles…