Cape Town – The South Gauteng High Court has dismissed the MK Party’s urgent attempt to stop Judicial Services Commission (JSC) interviews, which will proceed without Dr John Hlophe.
The MKP had sought to halt the process after Hlophe was barred from participating due to a prior court ruling.
Hlophe, impeached for misconduct earlier this year, was nominated by the MKP for the JSC.
The Judicial Service Commission will proceed with its business as scheduled. This is after the High Court in Johannesburg dismissed the MK Party’s bid to stop its next sitting. The MK Party wanted JSC activities to be suspended pending a review of John Hlophe’s participation. The… pic.twitter.com/Rl3Uup0cUs
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Judge Stuart Wilson found no irrationality in excluding Hlophe, allowing the JSC to continue its work.
The JSC, a constitutional body, selects judges and advises the government on judicial matters.
JUST IN; The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed the MK Party and Dr John Hlophe’s urgent challenge to the JSC’s decision not to postpone next week’s interviews of 55 judicial candidates.
The interviews will go ahead. @News24 pic.twitter.com/f5nimtnMEz— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) October 5, 2024
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