Fita to petition SCA as early as next week
The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) said it will petition the Supreme Court of Appeal as early as next week, in its battle to have the tobacco ban overturned.
The legal wrangling has been ongoing for months now, with Fita dealt another blow after the High Court in Pretoria dismissed its bid to appeal a previous ruling.
The court found that the association has not been able to demonstrate that its appeal has reasonable prospects of success.
But Fita remains adamant that it stands on reasonable ground to have the ban scrapped.
The organisation’s Sinenhlanhla Mnguni said they don’t even intend to change tact.
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