Local gov’t body appeals ruling on Royston King

Royston King

The Local Government Commission (LGC) has finally filed its appeal of the ruling of Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, which nullified the dismissal of Georgetown Town Clerk Royston King, sources have said.

While LGC Chairman Mortimer Mingo has told this newspaper that he was not sure if the appeal had been filed, usually reliable sources have indicated that the documents were submitted to the court on Friday.

On September 13th, Justice Morris-Ramlall ruled that the Justice Cecil Kennard-led Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which recommended disciplinary action against King, resulting in his sacking, was unlawfully established and all of its decisions were null, void and of no effect.