The decision by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to discipline Town Clerk Royston King based on recommendation from a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of City Hall was yesterday nullified by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall.
Ruling on a challenge brought by King, Justice Morris-Ramlall declared that the LGC acted unlawfully when it delegated its investigatory powers to an entity which was not a local government organ or authority and therefore the inquiry, its conclusions, findings, recommendations and the evidence obtained by it have all been declared null and void.
As a result, King, who had been dismissed for gross misconduct, remains Town Clerk with the status quo being that of September 21st, 2018, when he was sent on administrative leave.
