Camm Trans CC v Maila NO and Others; In re: Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union obo Malandvula and Others v Maila NO and Others (JR975/17) [2020] ZALCJHB 39 (14 February 2020)

Camm Trans CC v Maila NO and Others; In re: Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union obo Malandvula and Others v Maila NO and Others (JR975/17) [2020] ZALCJHB 39 (14 February 2020)

The court found that the third respondent failed to prosecute its review application diligently, breached multiple time frames set by the Practice Manual and the Labour Court Rules, and did not seek condonation for late filings despite being prompted by the applicant. The third respondent also failed to comply with a previous court order requiring it to provide security and file an affidavit to uplift the review application from the archives. The cumulative effect of these failures resulted in the review application lapsing and remaining archived. The prejudice to the individual applicants was significant, as they were denied reinstatement under a valid arbitration award. The court held...

Citation
[2020] ZALCJHB 39
Parties
Applicant: CAMM Trans CC; Respondent: Commissioner Davids Maila N.O; Respondent: The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration; Respondent: Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union obo S Malandvula and 13 Others
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
14 February 2020
Case Number
JR 975/17
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Rule 11 Application to Dismiss Review for Delay
Outcome
The review application under case number JR 975/17 is dismissed. The third respondent is ordered to pay the costs of this application.
Judges
Z Lallie
Legal Topics
Review Application Delay, Condonation, Practice Manual Compliance, Arbitration Award Enforcement
Labour Law Civil Procedure Review Application Delay Condonation Practice Manual Compliance Arbitration Award Enforcement

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Parties

CAMM Trans CC

Applicant

Commissioner Davids Maila N.O

Respondent

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Respondent

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union obo S Malandvula and 13 Others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Rule 11 Application to Dismiss Review for Delay

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the third respondent's review application should be dismissed due to inordinate delay in prosecution.
  2. 2 Whether the late answering affidavit should be accepted without condonation.
  3. 3 Whether the applicant is entitled to a costs order against the third respondent.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the third respondent failed to prosecute its review application diligently, breached multiple time frames set by the Practice Manual and the Labour Court Rules, and did not seek condonation for late filings despite being prompted by the applicant. The third respondent also failed to comply with a previous court order requiring it to provide security and file an affidavit to uplift the review application from the archives. The cumulative effect of these failures resulted in the review application lapsing and remaining archived. The prejudice to the individual applicants was significant, as they were denied reinstatement under a valid arbitration award. The court held...

Court Disposition

The review application under case number JR 975/17 is dismissed. The third respondent is ordered to pay the costs of this application.

Orders

  • The review application under case number JR 975/17 is dismissed.
  • The third respondent is ordered to pay the costs of this application.