The Lusaka High Court is today at 16:00 hours expected to rule on an application in which the United Party for National Development (UPND) is seeking an order to restrain Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima from swearing in Edgar Lungu and his running mate Inonge Wina as Republican President and Vice President respectively.
High Court Judge Mwila Chitabo will also deliver a ruling on the application by the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka to declare the UPND as vexatious litigants.
The state has contended that the UPND has presented a multiplicity of applications before the courts of law and should not be allowed to commence legal proceedings without permission from the courts or a judge.
After sitting from 14:00 hours up to 23:00 hours, the High court concluded by adjourning the matter to Friday September 9 at 16:00 hours for ruling.
In a related matter, the Costitutional Court made the injunction application filed by the United Party for National Development an academic exercise after adjourning the matter to 21st September 2016.