Halenke and Others v The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 485 of 2019) [2019] NAHCMD 555 (13 December 2019)
The applicants failed to satisfy the court that the matter should be heard as urgent because the requirements of rule 73(4) were not met.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- [2019] NAHCMD 555
- Parties
- Applicant: Helmut Halenke and Others; Respondent: The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and Others; Respondent: 10th Respondent
- Court
- High Court Main Division
- Jurisdiction
- Namibia
- Case Number
- HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 485 of 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Motion / Ruling on Urgency and Costs
- Outcome
- struck out
- Legal Topics
- Urgency, Costs, Striking Out
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Helmut Halenke and Others
Applicant
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and Others
Respondent
10th Respondent
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Motion / Ruling on Urgency and Costs
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the matter should be heard as urgent under rule 73(4)
- 2 Whether the applicants complied with rule 73(4) requirements
Ratio Decidendi
The applicants failed to satisfy the court that the matter should be heard as urgent because the requirements of rule 73(4) were not met.
Court Disposition
struck out
Orders
- The matter is struck from the roll for non-compliance with rule 73(4).
- Applicants to pay the costs of the 10th respondent, jointly and severally, including costs of one instructing and one instructed counsel.
Full Case Text
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Practice Directive 61 IN THE HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA Case Title: Case No: Helmut Halenke and Others vs The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and Others HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2019/00485 Division of Court: HIGH COURT (MAIN DIVISION) Heard before: Date of hearing: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SIBEYA, ACTING 12 DECEMBER 2019 Delivered on: 13 DECEMBER 2019 Neutral citation: Helmut Halenke and Others // The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2019/00485) NAHCMD 555 (13 December 2019) Having heard MR. R HEATHCOTE SC, assisted by MS. C VAN DER WESTHUIZEN on behalf of the applicants, MS. N. TJAHIKIKA, on behalf of the first and second respondents and MR. PHATELA on behalf of the 10th respondent and having read the pleading for HC- MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2019/00485 and the documents filed of record: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The matter is struck from the roll for non-compliance with rule 73 (4) of the rules of this court. 2. The applicants are ordered to pay the costs of the 10th respondent, jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved, which costs include, the costs of one instructing and one instructed counsel. 3. The parties have placed on record that they waive their rights to be provided with reasons for the order. 4. The matter is finalised and removed from the roll. REASONS FOR ABOVE ORDER: The applicants have not satisfied this court that this matter should be heard as one of urgency, in that the requirements as laid out in rule 73 (4) have not been met. Judge’s signature Note to the parties: Applicants 1-2nd Respondents Counsel: Mr. R Heathcote SC Of Ms. N. Tjahikika Of Society of Advocates Government Attorneys Ms. C van der Westhuizen Of 10th Respondents Mr. Phatela Of Society of Advocates Society of Advocates