Nairobi, Feb. 28 -- The High Court has dismissed an application by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) asking the court to refer to arbitration a petition seeking the reinstatement of the car allowance for judges.

A three-judge bench dismissed the SRC's application, saying the crux of the petition was the interpretation of the Constitution and whether the decision to stop the allowance violated Article 160(4) of the Constitution.

The SRC wanted Justices Chacha Mwita, Patricia Nyaundi and Lawrence Mugambi or any other judge to recuse themselves from hearing the case because of perceived bias.

Instead, the commission wanted the matter to be handled through mediation by a panel of three retired Commonwealth judges to be appoint...