DPP’s 2020 Presidential Polls case referred to the Chief Justice

High Court Judge Dingiswayo Madise has referred the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s application for the court to nullify last year’s fresh presidential election to the Chief Justice for certification as a constitutional matter.

This therefore means that the matter will be heard by the constitutional court.

DPP’s lawyer Charles Mhango has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press after the court session.

According to Mhango, Judge Madise will then draft order of referral and present it to the Chief Justice within 14 days.

He said after that, the Chief Justice will have 7 days to empanel the judges to hear the case.

DPP wants on the fresh Presidential polls nullified on the basis that there were no MEC Commissioners by the time of the polls.