The parties then approached the Constitutional Court, which on Thursday heard arguments only on whether the case should be heard urgently, or after the elections.
The court postponed the matter to August 15. It said there was no order for costs on this application.Counsel for Revelle and the two organisations, Alan Nelson SC, had asked the court to postpone the elections.
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