Relief for 7 Supreme Court judges as High Court quashes JSC removal notices
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The High Court has quashed notices issued by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to seven Supreme Court judges over complaints seeking their removal, ruling that the commission failed to undertake the required preliminary assessment before commencing the process.
A three-judge bench led by Justices Charles Kariuki, Lawrence Mugambi and Bahati Mwamuye declared the communications, notices and directions issued by the JSC unconstitutional, legally ineffective, null and void.
The court also prohibited the JSC from taking any further steps or commencing or continuing proceedings based on the defective notices or the complaints arising from the same set of facts.
