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Judgments on pAJA

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

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9 Oct 2026 Brain Gear Investments (Pty) Ltd v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others; Sembcorp Silulumanzi (RF) (Pty) Ltd and Others v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others; Sembcorp Utilities (Netherlands) NV v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others CCT 11/25, 12/25 and 25/25[2026] ZACC 41 · Review — Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 — definition of “administrative action” — Municipality’s decision not taken “in t... Constitutional Court
9 Sep 2026 The Registrar of Animal Improvement v The Chianina Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa and Others[2026] ZASCA 117 · Animal Improvement Act of 1998 (the Act) – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) – whether the high court was correct in gr... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Aug 2026 Zuma and Another v Chairperson of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations Regarding Efforts or Attempts Having Been Made to Stop the Investigation or Prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cases and Others[2026] ZACC 34 · Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 — section 47(1) — judge of a Superior Court — judicial independence — consent to sue Review application — Pro... Constitutional Court
14 Aug 2026 Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others CCT194/24 & Natural Justice and Another v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2026] ZACC 33 · Section 172(1)(b) of the Constitution — just and equitable remedy — true discretion — grounds for appellate interference established Section... Constitutional Court
24 Jun 2026 Smada Security Services (Pty) Ltd v The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development[2026] ZASCA 90 · Administrative law — judicial review of an award of a tender at the behest of the successful tenderer — challenge based on an alleged materi... Supreme Court of Appeal
8 May 2026 Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others v Municipal Employees’ Pension Fund and Others[2026] ZASCA 66 · Civil Procedure – Rule of the Uniform Rules of Court – Financial Sector Conduct Authority – review of the decision of a regulatory body to i... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Apr 2026 Road Accident Fund and Others v Legal Practitioners’ Indemnity Insurance Fund, NPC and Others (1106/2024 and 1479/2024)[2026] ZASCA 63 · Administrative Law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) – Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 (the Act) – whether the Ministe... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 Apr 2026 Van der Vyver Transport (Pty) Ltd v The Minister of Labour and Others[2026] ZASCA 58 · Administrative law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – extension of the period for launching review application where no exp... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Feb 2026 Famous Idea Trading 4 (Pty) Ltd t/a Dely Road Courier Pharmacy v Government Employees Medical Scheme and Others[2026] ZACC 5 · Rule 53 record — review jurisdiction — reviewability of tender award — government employees medical scheme — exercise of private power — rev... Constitutional Court
18 Dec 2025 Jurnic Properties CC and Another v Victor Khanye Local Municipality and Others[2025] ZASCA 196 · Constitutional Law – review in terms of s 6(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – requirements for own-interest standi... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Oct 2025 King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality & Others v Hintsa and Others[2025] ZASCA 165 · Interpretation of the resolution – whether the resolution taken by the municipality’s council applied to the respondents - whether the respo... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Oct 2025 Sterea Digital CC and Another v The City of Cape Town and Others[2025] ZASCA 166 · Municipal law – property – rezoning application. Administrative Law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000, ss 6(2)(e)(iii) and 6... Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Oct 2025 Municipal Employees Pension Fund v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others[2025] ZACC 23 · [Locus standi] — [substitution of litigant] — [standing in review proceedings] — [legal effect of an order of substitution after litis conte... Constitutional Court
9 Oct 2025 The IPA Foundation (NPC) v South African Pharmacy Council[2025] ZASCA 148 · Pharmacy Act of 1974 – Pharmacy Council’s power to expand the scope of practice of pharmacists to provide pharmacist-initiated management of... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Oct 2025 Mafilika and Others v Elundini Local Municipality and Another[2025] ZASCA 142 · Municipal Law – Administrative Law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – termination of electricity supply to property on the... Supreme Court of Appeal
10 Sep 2025 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2025] ZASCA 128 · Review – internal remedy – s 7(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – the competence of a court to refuse exemption fro... Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Aug 2025 South African Local Government Bargaining Council and Others v Municipal Workers Retirement Fund and Others[2025] ZASCA 120 · Collective Agreements – lawfulness – pension emoluments – terms and conditions of employment/matters of mutual interest – review – Promotion... Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Jun 2025 Maano Water (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited[2025] ZASCA 87 · Reviewability of tender cancellation – State owned enterprises – executive action distinguished from administrative action – rationality as... Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Jun 2025 Pine Glow Investments (Pty) Ltd v The Minister of Energy and Others[2025] ZASCA 75 · Administrative Law – Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 (the Act) – whether decision of Minister of Minerals and Energy (the Minister) on ap... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 May 2025 Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment & Others v Badenhorst N.O. & Others[2025] ZASCA 68 · Administrative law – review under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA), s 7(2) – failure to exhaust internal remedies... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Mar 2025 Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Richards Bay Coal Terminal (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZACC 3 · Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 — tariff determination — section 47(9)(e) — wide appeal — review in terms of Promotion of Administrative J... Constitutional Court
21 Feb 2025 Akani Retirement Fund Administrators (Pty) Limited and Others v Moropa and Others (1125/2022 and 1129/2022)[2025] ZASCA 13 · Mootness – appeal having no practical effect – whether a discrete point of law arises – general principles restated. Supreme Court of Appeal
9 Oct 2024 Swanepoel N.O. (Executor in the Estate Late Mignon Adelia Steyn) v Profmed Medical Scheme[2024] ZACC 23 · Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998 — substitution — transmissibility of right to just administrative action — procedural fairness — material no... Constitutional Court
16 Aug 2024 Sand Hawks (Pty) Ltd and Another v Labonte 5 (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 122 · Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 (MPRDA) – powers of a Regional Manager – whether functus officio when, due to error... Supreme Court of Appeal
17 Jul 2024 Chief Avhatendi Ratshibvumo Rambuda and Others v Tshibvumo Royal Family and Others[2024] ZACC 15 · Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005 — interpretation of section 12(2) — authority to identify a new headman or hea... Constitutional Court
21 Jun 2024 Mphephu-Ramabulana Royal Family v Premier, Limpopo Province and Others[2024] ZACC 12 · Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019 — section 13(1) — recognition of traditional leader — failure to make a decision Direct le... Constitutional Court
9 Apr 2024 Centre for Child Law and Others v South African Council for Educators and Others[2024] ZASCA 45 · Administrative law – when does the clock begin to run under s 7(1)(b) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA), in the... Supreme Court of Appeal
23 Dec 2023 Eskom v Vaal River Development Association (Pty) Ltd and Others[2022] ZACC 44 · Interim interdicts — nature of prima facie right — rights in Bill of Rights — content of rights — whether rights established — role of final... Constitutional Court
25 Oct 2023 Emalahleni Local Municipality v Lehlaka Property Development (Pty) Ltd[2023] ZASCA 138 · Civil law and procedure – practice – joinder – no public law relationship between private landowner and unlawful occupiers – notion of a ‘sp... Supreme Court of Appeal
3 Oct 2023 Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2023] ZACC 30 · Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA) — delay in instituting application for review — section 7(1) of PAJA — 180-day peri... Constitutional Court
3 Oct 2023 Nu Africa Duty-Free Shops (Pty) Limited v Minister of Finance and Others CCT29/22,[2023] ZACC 31 Constitutional Court
24 Aug 2023 Mncwabe v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others And Mathenjwa v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (Consolidated matters)[2023] ZACC 29 · National Prosecuting Authority Act 32 of 1998 — sections 12, 13(1) and 14(3) — Appointments in National Prosecuting Authority — Functus offi... Constitutional Court
15 Aug 2023 Koch & Kruger Brokers CC and Another v Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others[2023] ZACC 27 · Section 34 of Bill of Rights — separated issue — High Court allegedly straying beyond separated issue — separated issue misconceived Constitutional Court
12 Jul 2023 South African Council of Educators v Deon Scheepers and Others[2023] ZACC 23 · South African Council of Educators — professional discipline Constitutional Court
31 May 2023 East Rand Member District of Chartered Accountants and Another v Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors and Others (1132022)[2023] ZASCA 81 · Application for leave to appeal – referral to oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – Mandatory Audit Firm... Supreme Court of Appeal
10 Mar 2023 Ledla Structural Development (Pty) Limited and Others v Special Investigating Unit[2023] ZACC 8 · Special Tribunal established in terms of section 2 of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act — Special Tribunal is not a... Constitutional Court
30 Nov 2022 Esorfranki Pipelines (PTY) Limited v Mopani District Municipality[2022] ZACC 41 · Delictual liability for harm arising from state’s intentional misconduct — section 8 of PAJA — compensation under PAJA Section 217 of the Co... Constitutional Court
30 Nov 2022 Mapholisa N O v Phetoe N O and Others[2022] ZASCA 168 · Administrative law – review of decision of one organ of state by another – whether review under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act... Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Nov 2022 Janusz Jakub Walus v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services[2022] ZACC 39 · [Parole] — [life imprisonment sentence] — [rationality] — [sentencing remarks] [nature and seriousness of the crime] — [Correctional Service... Constitutional Court
27 Oct 2022 Competition Commission v Group Five Construction Limited[2022] ZACC 36 · Competition Act 89 of 1998 — interpretation and application of section 62 — exclusive jurisdiction of Competition Tribunal —High Court juris... Constitutional Court
6 Jul 2022 Mamadi and Another v Premier of Limpopo Province and Others[2022] ZACC 26 · Jurisdiction — Just administrative action — right of access to courts Rule 6(5)(g) — Rule 53 — res judicata Plascon Evans rule — reasonably... Constitutional Court
22 Apr 2022 Commissioner, South African Revenue Service v Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited[2022] ZASCA 56 · Administrative law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) – application for review of administrative action – delay in ins... Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Apr 2022 Advertising Regulatory Board NPC and Others v Bliss Brands (Pty) Ltd[2022] ZASCA 51 · Administrative Law – private body exercising public functions – submission to jurisdiction – powers of the Administrative Regulatory Board (... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Mar 2022 Municipal Employees Pension Fund and Another v Dineo Innolentia Mongwaketse[2022] ZACC 9 · Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 — definitions of “complainant” and “complaint” — purported admission to membership of ineligible member — wheth... Constitutional Court
16 Feb 2022 Minister of Finance v Afribusiness NCP[2022] ZACC 4 · Section 217 of the Constitution — Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000 — Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 Minis... Constitutional Court
12 Nov 2021 Mphephu-Ramabulana and Another v Mphephu and Others[2021] ZACC 43 · Traditional affairs — Leadership of Royal Family — Presidential decision to recognise traditional leader Traditional Leadership and Governan... Constitutional Court
22 Oct 2021 The Residents of Industry House and Others v The Minister of Police and Others[2021] ZACC 37 · South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 — constitutionality of section 13(7)(c) — order of constitutional invalidity confirmed — right t... Constitutional Court
23 Sep 2021 Somali Association of South Africa and Others v The Refugee Appeal Board and Others[2021] ZASCA 124 · Applications for refugee status – duty on decision-maker to assist asylum seeker to obtain as full a picture as possible on which to predica... Supreme Court of Appeal
23 Jul 2021 Minister of Water and Sanitation v Sembcorp Size Water (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZACC 20 · Appeal from Labour Appeal Court — unfair labour practice — quantification of back pay — insufficient information before Labour Court — mater... Constitutional Court
17 Jun 2021 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government and Others[2021] ZASCA 84 · Administrative Law – review of appeal decision by Member of Executive Council (MEC) – failure to timeously review decision of the Head of De... Supreme Court of Appeal

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