The Solomon Islands opposition's attempt to unseat the nation's government through the courts has been described as a "futile exercise" before even the case is heard.
Solomon Islands Attorney General John Muria is applying to have the case struck out when the hearing comes before Chief Justice Albert Palmer on Friday, which may prove to be a turning point in the interpretation of the constitution and the direction of the government without a vote being cast at the ballot box.
The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday, however Chief Justice Palmer adjourned the matter to give both legal parties an additional 48 hours to prepare.
The Attorney General had no issue to influence the court of popular opinion on the Melanesian archipelago of more than 850,000 people with his prejudicial remarks.
"This case has no reasonable cause of action," Mr Muria told reporters outside the court.
"It's basically a futile exercise.
"Furthermore, it has not followed due process and the law."
Mr Muria, the first indigenous Solomon Islander to be Chief justice of the nation from 1992 until 2003, had applied to the High Court to order the claimants each to pay $SBD30,000 ($A5,280) in court security before the proceedings could begin this week.
However, Justice Palmer rejected the request, saying the balance of justice did not favour imposing such a requirement.
The new coalition, which includes defectors from the government, has now claimed the support of 28 of the Solomons' 50 MPs. They filed the case two weeks ago to attempt to compel the Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, to immediately end the current recess to convene the Honiara parliament.
The action followed the resignation of 19 MPs from the former government in a massive balance of power swing, which included 12 ministers crossing the floor to join the crossbenchers, creating an opposition of five parties along with non-aligned independents.
As the numbers stand, the Ownership, Unity and Responsibility (OUR) Party, led by Mr Manele, holds just 19 seats after a loose alliance broke down after four entities of its coalition partnership walked away.
The main rivals in opposition, the Solomon Islands Democratic Party, holds 11 seats, with the Solomon Islands United Party carrying six.
Mr Manele has refused opposition cries to call back the parliament which would lead to a clear minority government, prompting the rejuvenated coalition to take legal action.
Lawyers for the new coalition announced they would challenge a strike-out application on Friday in the High Court of the Solomon Islands.
Gabriel Suri, acting on behalf of the opposition coalition partners, said although the matter had arisen from a "political situation", there are legal issues the court must determine.
The opposition coalition has argued the Prime Minister is "avoiding accountability" by failing to advise the Governor-General to summon parliament which Mr Guri will test in court.
They argue the legal action is about upholding the rule of law and not of political whims which throws out any sign of impartiality.
The 58-year-old Manele has previously survived two motions of no confidence while governing over the past two years.
