Lesotho Case Law

Molikuoa Sekhonyana & Ano. V Principal Secretary-Ministry of Public Service & 4 Others (C of A (CIV) 70/2024)

Molikuoa Sekhonyana & Ano. V Principal Secretary-Ministry of Public Service & 4 Others (C of A (CIV) 70/2024) [2025] LSCA 42 (2 May 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

C of A (CIV) 70/2024

The exclusion of the appellants from regrading to Grade J under Circular No. 7 of 2013 was irrational and arbitrary because they performed equivalent functions to those regraded, and the refusal was based solely on titular differences, contrary to the constitutional requirement of rational, fair, and lawful administrative action.

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• Judicial review
• Rationality
• Unreasonableness
• Public service regrading
• Equality before the law
• Administrative justice

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Teboho Liau V Director General NSS & 4 Others (CIV/APN/0251/2022)

Teboho Liau V Director General NSS & 4 Others (CIV/APN/0251/2022) [2022] LSHC 285 (7 November 2022)

Court

High Court

Case number

CIV/APN/0251/2022

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed a review of a National Security Service disciplinary discharge, finding no reviewable irregularity and upholding the decision.

• Judicial review
• Disciplinary proceedings
• Natural justice
• Unreasonableness
• Procedural fairness
• Judicial-review

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Bokopane v Compol (C of A No. 56/2021)

Bokopane v Compol (C of A No. 56/2021) [2022] LSCA 20 (13 May 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

C of A No. 56/2021

The Court of Appeal of Lesotho dismissed an appeal against a police transfer, holding the case was not moot and that no basis existed to review the decision for unreasonableness.

• Mootness
• Unreasonableness as ground for review
• Judicial review
• Transfer of public officer
• Administrative-law
• Judicial-review

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Reliable Transport Company v Kobile and Others (LC/REV 10 of 2013)

Reliable Transport Company v Kobile and Others (LC/REV 10 of 2013) [2015] LSLC 56 (10 August 2015)

Court

Labour Court

Case number

LC/REV 10 of 2013

The Labour Court reviewed and set aside a DDPR award after finding the arbitrator ignored relevant condonation factors. Claims of unreasonableness and bias failed.

• Review of arbitration award
• Condonation application
• Procedural fairness
• Bias
• Unreasonableness
• Labour-law

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