The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has filed an urgent application in the Gauteng High Court arguing that the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) refusal to postpone next week's judge interviews is unconstitutional.
MK Party has filed an urgent application seeking a declaration that the Judicial Service Commission 's refusal to postpone next week's interviews was unconstitutional. File picture: Armand Hough / Independent NewspapersThe uMkhonto weSizwe Party has filed an urgent application seeking a declaration that the Judicial Service Commission’s refusal to postpone next week's interviews was unconstitutional.
MKP spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela told IOL that they would embark on the legal journey after the JSC denied their request to postpone the interviews scheduled for next week. Maya reaffirmed in a letter that the JSC took the decision during an urgent meeting convened on Monday evening.
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