Dara Properties (Pty) Ltd and Another v Top Tech Feeds (Pty) Ltd and Another (2229/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 757 (15 November 2021)

Dara Properties (Pty) Ltd and Another v Top Tech Feeds (Pty) Ltd and Another (2229/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 757 (15 November 2021)

The court found that there was a material dispute of fact between the parties regarding whether any unlawful development or occupation occurred on the properties. The respondents provided detailed and substantiated denials supported by photographic evidence, which were not mere bald denials. The applicants failed to seek referral to oral evidence at the appropriate stage and introduced new evidence only in reply, without explanation. On the papers, the applicants did not establish a clear right or injury actually committed or reasonably apprehended. Accordingly, the requirements for final interdictory relief were not met, and the application was dismissed with costs.

Citation
[2021] ZAGPPHC 757
Parties
Applicant: Dara Properties (Pty) Ltd; Applicant: Taksasto (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Top Tech Feeds (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Agrela Paulo Jose
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
15 November 2021
Case Number
2229/2021
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / Final Determination of Urgent Application for Interdictory Relief
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs, including reserved costs.
Judges
Joubert
Legal Topics
Interdict, Title Deed Restrictions, Unlawful Development, Locus Standi
Land and Property Civil Procedure Interdict Title Deed Restrictions Unlawful Development Locus Standi

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Parties

Dara Properties (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Taksasto (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Top Tech Feeds (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Agrela Paulo Jose

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / Final Determination of Urgent Application for Interdictory Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondents unlawfully developed, subdivided, or permitted occupation of the properties in contravention of title deed restrictions.
  2. 2 Whether the applicants established a clear right to final interdictory relief.
  3. 3 Whether there is a real and material dispute of fact precluding final relief on affidavit evidence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that there was a material dispute of fact between the parties regarding whether any unlawful development or occupation occurred on the properties. The respondents provided detailed and substantiated denials supported by photographic evidence, which were not mere bald denials. The applicants failed to seek referral to oral evidence at the appropriate stage and introduced new evidence only in reply, without explanation. On the papers, the applicants did not establish a clear right or injury actually committed or reasonably apprehended. Accordingly, the requirements for final interdictory relief were not met, and the application was dismissed with costs.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs, including reserved costs.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed with costs, including the reserved costs of 20 January 2021.