He will also ask the court for a declaratory order that the public protector did not act in accordance with the Constitution or the Public Protector Act.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s legal team filed a review application on Tuesday morning asking the High Court in Pretoria to set aside a recent report by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane which found that he flouted the Constitution.
In her report, Mkhwebane found that during his time as finance minister, Gordhan irregularly approved the early retirement of Ivan Pillay from the South African Revenue Service . The public protector directed President Cyril Ramaphosa to “take appropriate disciplinary action” against Gordhan, finding that his approval of Pillay’s retirement amounted to “improper conduct” and was a violation of the constitution.
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