1. At the conclusion of the hearing of this matter I handed down an ex tempore judgment and dismissed this application. I did so to facilitate the start of applicant’s criminal trial before the Regional Court, because I had noted from the submissions of Mr Tashaya counsel for the applicant that this application was being used to derail or stall the start of the trial. Notwithstanding that none of the parties had asked for written reasons, I decided to furnish them nonetheless. More
This matter was placed before me as an Urgent Chamber Application. I soon directed that the Applicant serve the Respondents and the matter be set down for arguments. That was done. More
This is an appeal against the refusal of bail pending appeal by the magistrate in the court a quo, made in terms of s 121(1)(6) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07). The appeal is opposed by the state on the grounds that the appellant had failed to show that the court a quo committed an irregularity or that it exercised its discretion unreasonably. More
This is a divorce action matter. The parties married on 26 August 2017 in terms of the Civil Marriages Act Chapter 5:11 [now Chapter 5:17] and the marriage still subsists. The marriage was not blessed with children. More
It is improper, inappropriate and wrong for litigants to malign and attack judicial officers without just cause. The right to file process asserting one’s rights does not entitle any person to use abusive language directed at judicial officers and parties to any dispute. An attack on the court and its officials is an assault on the integrity and independence of the judicial system.
The applicant’s legal battles span over a period in excess of ten years. All the judges that have handled applicant’s cases have incurred his wrath and have been accused of one thing or the other. More
