Sacked magistrate to challenge dismissal

Chandra Sohan

Sacked Magistrate Chandra Sohan is preparing to challenge the decision to terminate his services, which he thinks may have been due to him being in the way of whomever is being elevated to be the next Chief Magistrate.

Sohan was on Wednesday officially notified of his dismissal, bringing an end to his 15-year career in the local magistracy.

Sohan’s firing comes despite the fact that there was a pending case in the Court of Appeal surrounding his