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Judgments on municipality

241 judgments on file that touch municipality, newest first, each with the court's own file.

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22 Aug 2013 Lester v Ndlambe Municipality[2013] ZASCA 95 · Local Government – demolition of a building erected without approved building plans – court not vested with any discretion where demolition... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 May 2013 King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality v Landmark Mthatha (Pty) Ltd & another[2013] ZASCA 91 · Contract – impossibility of performance due to vis major – whether party in breach excused from obligations under contract. Interest – unrea... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 May 2013 Municipality of Mossel Bay v The Evangelical Lutheran Church[2013] ZASCA 64 · Property Law – interpreta tion of restrictive conditions embodied in title deeds relating to use of land – on undisputed facts land no longe... Supreme Court of Appeal
22 May 2013 City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Mathabathe & another[2013] ZASCA 60 · Local authority – charge upon property in favour of municipality – s 118(3) of Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 – nature of s... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Mar 2013 Nel v Oudtshoorn Municipality[2013] ZASCA 37 · Review – Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 – reinstatement of municipal manager after dismissal – whether constitutes fresh ap... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 Mar 2013 The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality v Fedbond Participation Mortgage Bond Managers (Pty) Ltd[2013] ZASCA 15 · Local authority ─ municipal charges payable by trustee or liquidator to obtain certificate in terms of s 118(1) of Local Government: Municip... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Nov 2012 Saldanha Bay Municipality v Britannia Beach Estate (Pty) Ltd[2012] ZASCA 206 · Municipal law – local government – the enforceability of conditions in respect of ‘capital contributions’ imposed in terms of s of the Land... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Nov 2012 Emalahleni Local Municipality & another v Propark Association & another[2012] ZASCA 177 · Constitutional law – review in terms of Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – whether the first appellant complied with s 79(18)... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Nov 2012 JDJ Properties v Umngeni Local Municipality[2012] ZASCA 186 · Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – whether decision to approve building plans administrative action – standing of near-by lan... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Oct 2012 JJ Liebenberg NO v Bergrivier Municipality[2012] ZASCA 153 · Rates imposed on rural landowners by the Municipality in the years from 2002 to 2009 were lawfully imposed under s 10G(7) of the Local Gover... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Sep 2012 Njemla v KSD Local Municipality[2012] ZASCA 141 · Interdict and allied costs order obtained in the Land Claims Court on the basis of misleading information – interdict rendered academic by s... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Jun 2012 Ingonyama Trust v Ethekwini Municipality[2012] ZASCA 104 · Rating of State Property Act of 1984 - whether property vesting in Ingonyama Trust in the Ethekwini Municipality exempt from rates in terms... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Jun 2012 King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality v KwaLindile Community[2012] ZASCA 96 · Restitution of Land Rights Act of 1994 – order by Land Claims Court in terms of s 34(5) that certain land within a municipality not be resto... Supreme Court of Appeal
15 Mar 2012 Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund v Endumeni Municipality[2012] ZASCA 13 · Pension Fund for municipal employees – payment of adjusted contribution by municipality – whether such contribution recoverable in terms of... Supreme Court of Appeal
14 Mar 2012 Nelson Mandela Municipality v Ngonyama Okpanum Hewitt-Coleman[2012] ZASCA 11 · Condictio indebiti – mistake – excusability – overpayments made by Municipality to professional consultants – reasonableness of mistake ____... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Oct 2011 Msunduzi Municipality v Dark Fibre Africa[2014] ZASCA 165 · Interpretation – s of Electronic Communications Act of 2005 – no permission required from landowner for an electronic network services licen... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Sep 2011 Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality v Steyn-Enslin[2011] ZASCA 168 · Regional Services Levy in terms of Act 109 of 1985 ─ Whether municipality entitled to demand a statement of account, debatement or other sub... Supreme Court of Appeal
23 Sep 2011 Louw NO v Swartland Municipality[2011] ZASCA 142 · Mining and municipal planning – whether holder of mining right in terms of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 also req... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Jun 2011 Standard Bank v The Swartland Municipality[2011] ZASCA 106 · Mortgagee should be joined in proceedings that affect property in which it has a real right: where there is no defence to claim for demoliti... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 May 2011 Eedenprop v Kouga Municipality[2011] ZASCA 92 · Land Use Planning Ordinance of 1985(C) ─ whether the conditions of sub-division and re-zoning were waived ─ whether a contract for reimburse... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 May 2011 Maimela v Makhado Municipality[2011] ZASCA 69 · Delict – action for damages – personal injury sustained in shooting incident – defence of necessity – conduct of firing shots to avert murde... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Mar 2011 City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Blue Moonlight[2011] ZASCA 47 · Eviction of desperately poor from privately owned building ─ constitutional duty of municipality to provide emergency temporary shelter ─ mu... Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Mar 2011 The Premier of the Western Cape v Overberg District Municipality[2011] ZASCA 23 · Council of first respondent dissolved by provincial executive in terms of s 139(4) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Dec 2010 Ethekwini Municipality v Combined Transport Services (115/10)[2010] ZASCA 158 · Appeal ─ Power of Court of Appeal ─ Power in terms of s 21A of Supreme Court Act of 1959 to dismiss appeal where judgment or order sought wo... Supreme Court of Appeal
25 Nov 2010 Manana v King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (345/09)[2010] ZASCA 144 · Contract of employment – resolution of the municipal council – must be adhered to until rescinded or set aside. 2 __________________________... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Sep 2010 Nokeng Tsa Taemane Local Municipality v Dinokeng Property Owners Association (518/09)[2010] ZASCA 128 · Local Municipality – Authority of local municipality to levy property rates – whether local municipality complied with the relevant statutes... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 Sep 2010 The Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs v Amajuba District Municipality[2010] ZASCA 111 · Local authorities – election of members to the executive committee of a district municipality in terms of s 43(1) of the Local Government: M... Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Jul 2010 325/09 Paradyskloof Golf Estate v Municipality of Stellenbosch (547/08)[2010] ZASCA 92 · Sale – of land – suspensive condition in written agreement providing that either party entitled to resile from it if suspensive condition no... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 May 2010 Ethekwini Municipality v Brooks (411/09)[2010] ZASCA 74 · Servitude of right of way – whether such a ‘public street’, as contemplated in s of Ordinance of 1974 (Natal). Supreme Court of Appeal
26 Mar 2010 MEC KwaZulu-Natal v Yengwa (147/09)[2010] ZASCA 31 Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Mar 2010 Majomatic Limited v Kouga Municipality (303/09)[2010] ZASCA 17 · Whether the procedures prescribed by ss 124(1) and (2) and 172 of Municipal Ordinance of 1974 (Cape) for the alienation of municipal propert... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Nov 2009 City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Engineering Council of SA (532/08)[2009] ZASCA 151 · Whistleblower – employee writing a letter to Engineering Council and Department of Labour concerning appointments to posts – whether content... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Nov 2009 Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Germiston Municipality Retirement Fund (457/08)[2009] ZASCA 154 · Interpretation of pension fund rule: interpretation to be done having regard to context – nature of fund, purpose of rule, general practice... Supreme Court of Appeal
17 Nov 2009 African National Congress v The Municipal Manager, George Local Municipality (550/08)[2009] ZASCA 139 · Whether a municipal ward councillor’s letter of resignation from a municipal council duly delivered to a municipal manager but subsequently... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Nov 2009 635/08 Mkumatela v The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality[2009] ZASCA 137 · Review application brought in High Court under Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) in matter concerning labour relationsh... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Sep 2009 510/08 Randfontein Municipality v Grobler (543/08)[2009] ZASCA 129 · Eviction ─ referral to oral evidence on whether occupation with express or tacit consent ─ whether PIE or ESTA applicable. 2 _______________... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Sep 2009 431/09 Nature’s Choice v Ekurhuleni Municipality (487/08)[2009] ZASCA 90 · Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act of 1965 – smoke control regulations – plans and specifications for installation of boiler required – fa... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 May 2009 Qaukeni Local Municipality v FV General Trading (324/08)[2009] ZASCA 66 · Contract – municipal contract concluded in breach of prescribed processes relating to procurement of municipal services – no difference in p... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Mar 2009 Ekurhuleni Municipality v Dada NO (280/08)[2009] ZASCA 21 · Review by court of conduct of municipality – Judge making order that municipality should purchase property on which informal settlement esta... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 May 2008 255/2007 Kini Bay Village Association v Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality[2008] ZASCA 66 · Appeal against Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Mar 2008 153/2007 Street Pole Ads Durban v Ethekwini Municipality (06/07)[2008] ZASCA 33 Supreme Court of Appeal

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