The High Court in Pretoria has granted the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) permission to appeal government’s ban on the sale of cigarettes during lockdown.
The application will be heard on July 15.
In June, the court dismissed with costs, the association’s application to have the ban overturned.
The court had ruled that FITA’s argument that cigarettes should be regarded as essential because tobacco is addictive, had no merit.
Government is yet to respond to the news.
FITA’s bid is one of two to have the ban on the sale of cigarettes lifted.
The British American Tobacco South Africa’s (BATSA) case will be heard on 5 August.
via - SABC
SOUTH AFRICA - HIGH COURT GIVES TOBACCO GROUP PERMISSION TO APPEAL LOCKDOWN CIGARETTE SALE BAN
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