State Questioned Over Appointment of Administrators After Expiry of Panchayat's Five-Year Tenure: Allahabad High Court

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has raised important constitutional questions regarding the appointment of Administrators under Section 12(3-A) of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the Court observed that the issue requires detailed judicial examination in view of an earlier Division Bench judgment that had reportedly declared a similar provision unconstitutional. The Court, however, clarified that it has not expressed…