Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:04:31 +0000 THE LUSAKA High Court has thrown out an election petition against the victory of Mandevu Member of Parliament Jean Kapata citing failure by the petitioners to adhere to court orders issued to direct the procedure of the case. High Court Justice Petronella Ngulube said the petitioners failed to adhere to the Orders of directions issued by the court in which they were to make all submissions in relation to the matter before court. She said the defence counsel could not have come to request for an adjournment when both parties were at liberty to apply, starting from 16th September, 2016 to 23rd September, 2016 as deadline to do so. “The court issued orders for directions in this matter on the 15th September, 2016. It specifically ordered that the petitioner would file his reply if any by the 19th September, 2016. “The parties were given liberty to apply only up […]
