By Musa Mdluli

MBABANE:Ousted uMkhonto WeSizwe(MK) Party Members of Parliament(MPs) have indicated an intention to appeal after the Western Cape High Court dismissed their urgent application seeking reinstatement.

The Mail and Guardian reported this week that, Judge Kate Savage said the applicants failed to “establish a reasonable apprehension of irreparable harm and the existence of no alternative remedy available to them” and that they had been aware of their temporary status from the outset and had been informed that their positions would “be short-term”.

The Judge dismissed the case with costs, saying the applicants had failed to show they had a “prima facie right to be reinstated as MPs until such time as their dismissal by the party is reviewed”.

In a statement following the ruling, the MK party welcomed Savage’s findings, adding that the internal dispute was never meant to become public.

“They [the members] proceeded with the swearing in [as MPs], despite being informed that their presence in Parliament would be short-term,” the party said as quoted by the Mail and Guardian.

“It wasn’t enough for these recalcitrant litigants to drag the party to court, causing unnecessary expenses, such as changing office locks, keys, and covering hotel costs for new members unable to access accommodation in parliamentary villages.”