India, June 27 -- PRAYAGRAJ Holding that gram pradhans cannot be permitted to continue as administrators, the Allahabad high court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to specify a time-frame for conducting panchayat polls in the state.

The order was passed by the high court while hearing a petition challenging the order of the state government by which pradhans were given power of administrator till their elections are held.

Justice Siddhartha Nandan, on a petition filed by one Arbind Rathor, passed the order. Rathor had moved the court challenging an order dated May 25 as well as consequential order the next day.

According to the May 25 government order, existing gram pradhans were appointed as administrators following the completi...