11 May 2011
NGUNGURU COASTAL INVESTMENTS LTD V MAORI LAND COURT HC WHA CIV-2010-488-000548
- Citation
- openlaw-c3887ffb_21d9_4e69_aa77_079df0b4dea0.pdf
- Court
- High Court
A delay of over three years in delivering judgment after a hearing of less than a day was unreasonable and breached the rules of natural justice; the adjournment of 23 July 2010 made without notice was unlawful; the appropriate relief is an order (mandamus) directing the Maori Land Court to determine the specified roadway applications within a short fixed timeframe; no basis for recusal was established.