Court sets aside decision for Shell to conduct seismic blasting on Wild Coast
Civil rights organisations and those who took the oil giant to court have hailed it as a momentous occasion.
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Civil rights organisations and those who took the oil giant to court have hailed it as a momentous occasion.
The High Court in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape had granted an interim interdict in December and on Thursday dismissed the application for leave to appeal.
The Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda on Tuesday granted an interim interdict, putting the brakes on Shell's seismic survey project, at least for now.
According to court documents, Department of Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and Shell have been ordered to pay the applicants' costs.
“The applicants seek to appeal the judgement, which found there was no reasonable apprehension that Shell’s seismic blasting would cause irreparable harm.”