Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:36:27 +0000 The Supreme Court has ruled that Judges, who retire at 65, are not eligible for appointment to higher office; therefore neither the current acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda nor her Deputy Florence Mumba can be appointed to the positions they are acting in because they retired as Supreme Court Judges- the positions to which they must serve on contract. The Supreme Court ruling settles controversy in the Judiciary over the appointment of substantive officers for the two senior positions of Chief Justice and the Deputy. The ruling was made in a case brought by Faustine Kabwe and Aaron Chungu who challenged the appointment then Chief Justice Ernest Sakala and Justice Peter Chitengi who were serving beyond their retirement age without ratification by the National Assembly. Representing the two, Lusaka Lawyer John Sangwa argued that the two supreme Court Judges should have been ratified having reached their retirement age. He […]
