Why the Constitutional Court stepped backThe panel, chaired by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, determined that it was not in the interests of justice to hear the matter on an urgent basis. That pending ruling, the Constitutional Court concluded, is likely to resolve the dispute before the apex court even needs to weigh in. Phala Phala inquiry on holdThe impeachment proceedings at the heart of the matter relate to the Section 89 committee tasked with investigating the Phala Phala farm theft saga. It was that interdict which Zungula and the ATM sought to overturn through their direct access application to the Constitutional Court. @pandelindo said:"Those pavement lawyers will now insult the constitutional court when the issue was so obvious.