JUST IN: Electoral Court dismisses expelled Khumalo’s MK party leader bid

The court rejected his forgery allegations against former President Jacob Zuma.The Electoral Court has dismissed expelled uMkhonto weSizwe party leader Jabulani Khumalo’s claim to party leadership.

The Specialist Court handed down judgment electronically on Wednesday which dismissed his application with punitive costs.Khumalo’s application was dismissed with costs.In the judgement, the Electoral Court said Khumalo’s application was “frivolous and completely devoid of merit.”“Barring jurisdiction, the points in limine raised by the respondents are dispositive of the application. It is unclear why Mr Khumalo persisted with the application because on his case on urgency, it has become moot.

“The application also constitutes an abuse of this Court’s process and a waste of its judicial economy and the opposing respondents’ resources. They have incurred legal costs opposing an application that should not have seen the light of day. “It would be unfair to leave the respondents out of pocket under these circumstances. A punitive costs order against Mr Khumalo is the most appropriate way of censuring Mr Khumalo’s conduct and sending a message to the public that making false statements under oath and abuse of this court’s process will not be countenanced,” the court ruled.

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