The Supreme Court of South Sudan in a case on whether it is constitutional for the government to hold elections or not has finally dismissed the case saying there is no cause for action. The plaintiffs included opposition parties against the elections plans which were alter canceled.
Speaking on Monday morning, Chief Justice Chan Reech Madut said that the constitutional amendment extending the government’s term makes it unnecessary for elections and as such there is no cause for action in the case against the earlier elections plans.
“At the beginning there was a dispute to be decided by the supreme court but once the defendant canceled the elections which brought the dispute with the petites, the court has nothing to decide upon therefore, the parties’ petition should be dismissed,” Reech said.
The parliament had decided to extend the tenure of the president and the parliament for three years from July 9th 2015 to July 9th 2018.
“It is clear from what I have just read by the way of summary, the consensus of the entire Supreme Court is that there is no cause of action and should be dismissed, and because of this the final orders is as follows, the petition is dismissed under section 308 B of the civil procedure act 2007,” Reech said.