The EFF has won a court interdict preventing sanctions from being imposed on its members of parliament, SABC radio news reported on Tuesday.
Judge Dennis Davis granted the interdict in the Western Cape High Court after Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters party turned to the courts to fight their suspensions from Parliament.
The Western Cape High Court also lifted the sanctions imposed on the 20 EFF MPs suspended from Parliament.
Granting the urgent interdict sought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, Judge Dennis Davis ruled it would come into effect immediately.
"Pending the outcome of application of part B, the applicants should be allowed to carry out their functions with all provisions as elected members of the National Assembly," he ruled.
Davis earlier said his judgment "cannot and does not provide a definitive finding regarding the applicants' conduct" on August 21 this year, when EFF members disrupted President Jacob Zuma's question time chanting "pay back the money".
The disruptions in the House on that day led to a disciplinary committee suspending them from Parliament without pay for, in some cases, up to 30 days.
EFF wins against sanctions in Parliament
The EFF has won a court interdict preventing sanctions from being imposed on its members of parliament, SABC radio news reported on Tuesday.
Judge Dennis Davis granted the interdict in the Western Cape High Court after Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters party turned to the courts to fight their suspensions from Parliament.
The Western Cape High Court also lifted the sanctions imposed on the 20 EFF MPs suspended from Parliament.
Granting the urgent interdict sought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, Judge Dennis Davis ruled it would come into effect immediately.
"Pending the outcome of application of part B, the applicants should be allowed to carry out their functions with all provisions as elected members of the National Assembly," he ruled.
Davis earlier said his judgment "cannot and does not provide a definitive finding regarding the applicants' conduct" on August 21 this year, when EFF members disrupted President Jacob Zuma's question time chanting "pay back the money".
The disruptions in the House on that day led to a disciplinary committee suspending them from Parliament without pay for, in some cases, up to 30 days.
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