University of Cape Town students have been granted an interdict to halt disciplinary proceedings against them. Students approached the High Court in Cape Town after hours yesterday, pleading for help.Chumani Maxwele and several other students appeared before Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe without any legal representation, pleading for time to get legal representation.The proceedings relate to the #Shackville protest in February.Salie-Hlophe gave UCT until May 18 to show cause why a final order should not be made.She said the proceedings should convene after the June exams.Maxwele said the students wanted the university to postpone proceedings so that they could get legal representation. Their attorneys withdrew yesterday.Their request for postponement was denied yesterday by the university proctor."Our charges are very serious, such as damages to property and arson. It can possibly have us expelled long term," Maxwele said, adding that the students were willing to face the music.The judge agreed: "If the disciplinary hearing were to proceed it could adversely affect the students' careers and the prospects of their university degrees."But advocate Karrisha Pillay told the court the students had "sufficient time" to prepare for the hearing. "The university is very concerned about postponement, [it does] not accede to the request."..