Pietermaritzburg High Court hears it can't interdict ConCourt's Zuma ruling
A lawyer representing the commission of inquiry of state capture has argued a high court does not have jurisdiction to interfere in matters of the Constitutional Court.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s application to have his arrest order stayed is being heard by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
Zuma’s legal representative, Advocate Dali Mpofu, earlier on Tuesday, argued that the constitution empowers the high court to have jurisdiction on this matter.
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However, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi says a lower court can’t meddle in the matter of a higher court.
"Section 173 does not give any of the courts mentioned therein, including the high court, carte blanche to meddle or interfere in the affairs of inferior courts.
"Remember this, my lord. The Constitutional Court cannot interfere in your own affairs. It can only do so on appeal. Remember this, you your lordship, cannot interfere with the magistrate's court in their own processes. You can only do so on appeal.
"If you cannot interfere with the functioning of an inferior court, as the high court, how much more with a superior court."
