THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN
CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE
AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
termed)
and
for
such law and applicant has not
(or
showed how the Minister wrongly
temporary permit). This was in
exercised his powers under the
terms of sections 6 and 7
Aliens
respectively
Aliens
constitutionality the Applicant did
Control Act, 16 of 1966. The
not challenge. Consequently the
application for a temporary
appeal was dismissed.
temporary
a
permit
sojourn
of
the
permit was granted pending
permit 184/2001(application for
an
indefinite
permit).
This
temporary permit was entered
in his passport, together with
the explicit endorsement until
28 March 2002. On 27 March
2002 the appellant was notified
in writing, on behalf of the
Minister that the latter had
declined to grant the indefinite
permit. He was also advised
that his temporary permit would
not be renewed on its expiry
(the next day), and that he
should
arrange
to
leave
Lesotho by then. He then
lodged an application in the
High Court that the Minister’s
decision be declared invalid.
The application was dismissed
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Control
Act
whose