2027: ADC accuses Federal High Court of withholding David Mark sack judgment

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has demanded the contiguous merchandise of the judgement delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, insisting that the continued withholding of the certified existent copy, CTC, contempt outgo of the required fees, amounts to a denial of entree to justice.

In a connection connected Monday, the absorption enactment said Justice Peter Lifu had declared successful unfastened tribunal that copies of the judgement were ready.

However, contempt ceremonial applications by its counsel and outgo of the prescribed fees, the enactment said the certified judgement remains inaccessible.

“Our counsel for the archetypal suspect filed a ceremonial exertion for the certified existent transcript connected 6 November 2026 and paid the assessed fee. Counsel for the 3rd suspect had applied a time earlier, connected the precise time the judgement was delivered. Both applications carnivore the Federal High Court’s ‘PAID’ stamp. All requirements were truthful met, yet the applicants are inactive being denied entree to the judgment.

“This is not a regular administrative delay. It is simply a denial of entree to a tribunal determination that straight affects the rights of the parties. Justice Lifu declared that the judgement was ready; the applicants paid for its certified copy, ...