Juma Palani granted permission to proceed with benefits challenge

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The High Court has granted Juma Palani permission to proceed with a judicial review of the State’s decision to stop his jobseeker’s and disability allowances. The matter was adjourned to January.

Palani seeks to quash decisions disallowing the claims and seeking repayment of benefits. He argues that no evidence supports the State’s finding that there are reasonable grounds to infer he engaged in criminal activity, and says his procedural rights were breached. These are claims in his application; the court has not ruled on their merits.