High Court Judge Navindra Singh has dismissed an application which had been filed by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), challenging the legality of the Local Government Commission.
This is according to a press release yesterday from the Chambers of Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC, who along with the Commission were listed as Respon-dents in the fixed date application (FDA) brought by Council.
According to the release, the fundamental issue raised by the M&CC was that the establishment of a Local Government Commission (LGC) by Article 78A of the Constitution; and the vesting of power in it to regulate and staff Local Government Organs (LGO), and to resolve disputes within and between the LGOs; collided with and was inconsistent with Article 75 of the Constitution which provides for the autonomy of LGOs.