The Judicial Service Commission will conduct new interviews for Constitutional Court judges, after allegations that the initial deliberations to fill two vacancies at the apex court were compromised by blatant politicking.
In its unprecedented bid, Casac argued that the interview undermined the independence of the judiciary as guaranteed in section 178 of the constitution. Casac demanded that the JSC release the recordings of its deliberations and start from scratch.
In its court papers, Casac alleged that the manner of questioning of some of the candidates went beyond the bounds of what is permissible to determine the fitness and propriety of the candidates. Some of the questioning was irrelevant and aimed at ambushing the candidates, Casac argued.
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