The High Court in Pretoria is likely to hear an urgent application by axed prosecutions boss Vusi Pikoli on Thursday, his attorney said on Monday.
”It will be heard on Thursday, in all likelihood,” said Deneys Reitz attorney Aslam Moosajee.
The urgent application is to prevent the appointment of his successor.
Pikoli is challenging a decision to fire him, which came after an inquiry into his fitness to hold office last year.
In February Parliament endorsed a recommendation by former president Kgalema Motlanthe that he be fired for not showing enough appreciation for security matters.
Motlanthe said this was based on the findings of the inquiry, led by Frene Ginwala.
But Pikoli rejects this, saying she did not make such a finding and that Motlanthe distorted and manipulated the report.
He maintains that the root cause of his sacking was that he wanted to arrest former police national commissioner Jackie Selebi, and that former president Thabo Mbeki wanted to prevent this.
The prosecuting authority is currently being led by Mokotedi Mpshe in an acting capacity. — Sapa