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CHANCO students withdraw court application against Mutharika’s directive closing all schools

In a twist of events, four Chancellor College (CHANCO) students have withdrawn an application seeking court injunction against President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika to close down the institution amid coronavirus scare.

The institution was closed indefinitely Monday following a government directive to close all schools as a preventive means to combat possible spread of coronavirus in the country.

The development did not please some students at Chancellor College namely; Young Soko, Lonjezo Noel Banda, Steven Mponda and Precious Kalulu who dragged the government to court.

The students argued that the indefinite closure of the institution violates the students’ right to education.

The document showed President Peter Mutharika as the first respondent, Council of University of Malawi as the second respondent and Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale as the third respondent.

But in a letter from the High Court dated March 26, 2020, the four students have dropped the case unconditionally.

“Take notice that the applicants in this matter have discontinued the application for interlocutory injunction to restrain the 1st and 2nd Respondents from closing down Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi against all the three respondents,” reads in part the letter.

Below is the notice;

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Robert Ngwira
Robert Ngwira
Attended Our Future Private Secondary School in Rumphi from 2006-2009 Holder of Diploma in Journalism from Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) Hobbies, reading newspapers, going out with friends, listening to radio and watching football. Email: info@faceofmalawi.com

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