It is this order that I seek to set aside mero motu having since realised that I made the order in error, as the order is null and void as I will explain. This matter came before me as an application for bail pending appeal. The applicant had been convicted of contravening Section 60A of the Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19] and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The State had filed a response on 15 September 2021 in which it commented that the applicant had been properly convicted and sentenced, and that there were no prospects of success on appeal.
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This is a court application for a Decree of Perpetual Silence against the respondent who is a very litigious individual and has instituted several court processes whose result has been to frustrate the applicant. More
Plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming $13 700 “arising from a deposit of sum made to plaintiff’s account, which was unlawfully taken by defendant without a proper court order or notice. The amount having been earned by plaintiff through a lawful transaction for the sale of a motor vehicle.” More
It is a well-established principle of our jurisprudential undertone that this court is loath to interfere with unterminated proceedings at the lower courts. The applicant wishing to convince this court to interfere with such uncompleted proceedings must demonstrate existence of exceptional circumstances. The applicants made tireless and spirited efforts to display exceptional state of affairs but this court is of the opinion that the applicants’ case is not a discernable paragon meeting the requisite threshold. More
This is a claim for damages for interference with a lease agreement in the sum of ZAR 2 620 000-00. The basis upon which the claim is founded is that the defendant unlawfully took possession of a bus which was the subject of a lease agreement between the plaintiff and one Norman Gasa thereby depriving the plaintiff of the rentals which would have been paid to it by the said Norman Gasa who was the lessee. More
