DA wins first round in court battle around legitimacy of Covid-19 command council
The opposition party is challenging the legitimacy of the Disaster Management Act in an attempt to challenge the coronavirus lockdown regulations
29 May 2020 - 20:24
The DA has welcomed a Constitutional Court directive saying it will consider arguments in its application for direct access to challenge the Disaster Management Act, under which the national coronavirus command council was formed and the lockdown regulations created.
The Court could have denied the DA the opportunity outright, by sending it to the high court first. However, it said on Friday it would hear what the party had to say before deciding where the matter should be heard...
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