ANC president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday applied to have Thabo Mbeki's appeal against "certain findings" by Judge Chris Nicholson struck from the Constitutional Court roll.

Zuma's latest application came after Mbeki last week requested that his appeal be postponed indefinitely.

Mbeki made the request after Judge Chris Nicholson last week granted the state leave to appeal against the 12 September judgment which invalidated charges brought against Zuma.

In his request, Mbeki said that it was likely that the Supreme Court of Appeal would rule over his alleged interference in the Zuma case.

However, in the papers filed on Wednesday by Zuma's attorney, Michael Hulley, Zuma says that "the mere striking off of the matter not preclude the Applicant (Mbeki) from launching these or similar proceedings at a time that he deems appropriate".

Mbeki is appealing against "certain findings" by Nicholson in the judgment that also found the prosecution of Zuma on racketeering, money-laundering, corruption and fraud charges was invalid.

Mbeki is asking the Constitutional Court to order that the High Court "ought not to have made findings of and concerning" him "without having afforded him a hearing", and that these findings "constitute a violation of his rights". He wants these "unfair and unjust" findings set aside.

Sapa