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Citing the shortage of magistrates among other issues, the office of the Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday appealed for those with responsibility for recommending or making appointments to the body to “meaningfully engage” to fill the vacancies.
A release from the office of the Chairman, Chancellor of the Judiciary, Carl Singh said that any further delay in constituting the JSC “will compound the difficulties already faced by an overburdened judicial system”.
The composition of the JSC has come under close scrutiny recently since it was revealed that it did not have all of its members at the time that Justice of Appeal Rabi Sukul was appointed last year. Justice Sukul was asked to resign in February this year by Chancellor Singh and did so after it was revealed that he had been disbarred by the Bar of England and Wales. Three ex-officio members including Chancellor Singh made the appointment of Justice Sukul. There can be at least three other members of the JSC
