A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want 'scandalous' and 'irrelevant' claims struck from court record.
A coalition opposing the development of a new coal mine in a protected area has brought an application to have what it calls “scandalous, vexatious and irrelevant” claims about it made in an affidavit by Uthaka Energy struck from the record.
The coalition took exception to these. In its replying affidavit, signed by Sven Peek, director of coalition member groundWork, allegations in Tripathi’s affidavit are described as “scandalous, vexatious and irrelevant”.SA coal heartland is ill-prepared for energy transition “It goes without saying that the applicants deny that any of these vexatious allegations are true or relevant to the matter.
“The Court should be mindful of this tactic, and understand that this current application is part of this overall strategy and tactic and is not bona fide complaint to be considered on its merits… ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW “19.3. The Green Lobby operates out of Cape Town and/or Johannesburg, its members sit in air-conditioned offices, and have access to large amounts of resources, and the Lobby is run by educated and privileged personnel who lack for nothing.
44. 1 The authors of the articles all come out of the same stable as the Applicants, and their aim is to achieve the Green Lobby’s objective of no coal mining.
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