Mohale FM THE Senior Judicial Commissioner, Rabuka Chalatse, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to review its 2022 judgment that dismissed his bid to be upgraded to a higher salary grade. Mr Chalatse is challenging the judiciary’s salary structure, arguing that it unlawfully excludes him from the grade to which he is entitled.
He contends in his court papers that he should be moved from Grade J to Grade K in line with the Judiciary’s revised remuneration framework, which the Ministry of Public Service directed to be implemented in February 2017.
A Senior Judicial Commissioner holds a key leadership role within Lesotho’s Judicial Commissioner’s Court, which serves as the final appellate body for Local and Central Courts. Based in Maseru, the office oversees judicial proceedings, supervises staff and manages administrative functions to ensure the efficient delivery of justice.
Mr Chalatse argues that although he was appointed on Grade J in April 2018, he ought to have been placed on Grade K under the revised structure.
The Minister of Public Service, Stephen Mputi; Prin cipal Secretary in the same ministry, ‘Makhoabane Ledimo; Registrar of the High Court, Advocate ‘Mathato Sekoai; Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Nthoateng Lebona; and Attorney General Rapelang Motsieloa KC are cited as first to fifth respondents respectively.
