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Town Clerk [ag] Carol Sooba.
[www.inewsguyana.com] – Chief Justice Ian Chang in a ruling on Wednesday, May 14 deemed the appointment of Public Relations Officer of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council Royston King as City Town Clerk by Mayor Hamilton Green as illegal.
Chang’s ruling was in response to an application filed on May 13 and which was heard today.
In his ruling, the CJ said that unless cause is shown and/or reason is provided for the appointment of King then the move is unlawful, ultra vires, irrational, unreasonable, wholly in excess of jurisdiction, unreasonable, null, void and of no legal effect.
This in effect prevents King from performing any duties as Town Clerk.
Green recently swore King in as Town Clerk in a bid to get rid of the Town Clerk (ag) Carol Sooba, whose appointment was also squashed by the CJ.
Chang said for the Mayor to decide that Sooba should no longer perform the functions of Town Clerk, or send her on administrative leave is also unlawful. The matter has been adjourned to the May 22.
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