No Bar for MP to be CM: Lucknow HC Dismisses PIL Against Yogi, Maurya Appointments

• Lucknow High Court dismissed a 2017 PIL challenging the appointments of CM Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya.
• The PIL argued they couldn't hold CM/Deputy CM posts while being Lok Sabha members, citing 'office of profit' and separation of powers.
• The High Court ruled there is no explicit or implied constitutional provision preventing an MP from becoming a Chief Minister or Deputy Chief Minister.
• Appointments on March 19, 2017, were deemed constitutional; CM is appointed by the Governor under Article 164.
• The Constitution allows non-legislature members to serve as CM/Minister for six months, within which Yogi Adityanath and Keshav Prasad Maurya resigned from Parliament.

Why It Matters: Lucknow HC upheld CM Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's appointments, stating no bar for MPs.