21 Presidential Advisors have filed an urgent application in court seeking a temporary stay on the judgment delivered on 22nd January 2026, which declared the appointments of Presidential Advisors null and void.

According to court documents, the application requests that the matter be certified urgent and heard ex parte, allowing the court to consider the request before any action is taken on the judgment. 

The 21 advisors through lawyers Mansur Issa and  Mohat Somane are asking for a temporary suspension of the implementation of the ruling for a period of 180 days, or for such time as the court may deem fit, to enable the affected parties to lodge and pursue an appeal at the Court of Appeal without the process being rendered ineffective.

They argue that without the temporary stay, the Presidential Advisors would be legally barred from reporting for duty even for purposes of handover, transition, or safeguarding official records causing immediate prejudice to the ongoing functions of government. 

“An order declaring actions or appointments uncostititional has consequences that extend beyond the immediate parties and has far reaching effects on public administration and governance which warrants a measured and time bound stay to prevent disruption,” reads the application. 

They further contend that the judgment fundamentally alters the status quo, with consequences that cannot be reversed even if the appeal succeeds.

The officers furthur emphasizes that the Advisors perform highly specialized roles in areas such as national security, economic policy, intergovernmental coordination, and constitutional affairs.

Abruptly removing them, it says, would disrupt ongoing government programmes, create an operational vacuum, and affect continuity and institutional memory critical to the implementation of the President’s mandate.

The application also highlights that decisions regarding the retention or restructuring of advisory support within the Executive are inherently matters of presidential discretion and should be respected to ensure orderly governance and constitutional comity.