At the very moment of delivering a judgement for the salvation of a fellow creature, Basil Grant had gone mad.

In 1907, Higgins delivered a judgement which became famous in Australian history, known as the "Harvester Judgement".

But, if we dare to attempt to enter the mind of the Elder King, assigning motives and finding faults, there are things to remember before we deliver a judgement.

After receiving written submissions and hearing the addresses by the counsel to both parties on that date, Justice Mojisola Dada fixed the date of 30 January 2012 for delivering a judgement.

Constitutional Court President Gerhart Holzinger stated that the court could take three to six months to deliver a judgement, and that the it "cannot abolish the ESM pact but we would only establish that the agreement of this pact was unconstitutional".