The urgent High Court application brought by expelled MK Party figures Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela to overturn their expulsion was struck from the roll on Tuesday.

The urgent High Court application brought by expelled MK Party figures Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela to overturn their expulsion was struck from the roll on Tuesday after the presiding judge said he had not been given sufficient time to study the court papers and prepare for the matter.

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the pair stressed that the outcome was purely procedural and did not amount to a ruling on the merits of their case.

“The matter was struck from the roll on procedural grounds after the presiding Judge indicated that he had not been afforded sufficient opportunity to read the papers and adequately prepare himself to hear the application,” they said.

They added that “this decision was not a determination on the merits of the case, nor does it mean the case or its urgency is dismissed.”