The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has struck off the roll an urgent court interdict that sought to halt the Gauteng provincial conference.

The Gauteng High Court found that Jabulani Sithole, a branch delegate from Ekurhuleni, had failed to convince the court of the urgency of his application.

Sithole asked the court to interdict the conference because of the unresolved matter with the 19 quarantined votes from Ekurhuleni.

The ANC has welcomed the ruling, with spokesperson Pule Mabe saying the party knew the matter would fail because it lacked urgency.

The provincial conference remains stuck on credentials, with arguments over qualifying branches.