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By MAUREEN KAKAH
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The High Court set aside the decision of the Salaries and Compensation Board to cap the number of monthly meetings paid by the Judicial Service Commission.
Enoch Judge Chacha Mwita ruled that the ruling was illegal since the CBC's mandate is limited solely to fixing the salaries of state agents.
The judge therefore ordered SRC to no longer interfere with the judicial independence of the JSC
. The CBC's decision to rescind the CBC's decision of December 19, 2015 is set aside, Justice Mwita said.
JSC appeared in court in 2016 to challenge the CBC's decision to cap his compensation. monthly meetings not exceeding eight.
JSC sued the CBC and the Attorney General, arguing that the directive at the time could prohibit the timely recruitment of the Chief Justice, a judge of the Supreme Court, 20 judges.
The CBC issued the directive in a circular dated December 19, 2015 which stipulated that JSC commissioners' sitting allowances should be capped at eight every month.
