Die Eksekuteur van Boedel van Wyle Carel Aaron van der Merwe NO v Minister van Polisie en Anders (15896/2010) [2010] ZAWCHC 513 (26 October 2010)

Die Eksekuteur van Boedel van Wyle Carel Aaron van der Merwe NO v Minister van Polisie en Anders (15896/2010) [2010] ZAWCHC 513 (26 October 2010)

The court found that the Western Cape High Court had jurisdiction because the SAPS Forensic Laboratory that conducted the blood tests was located in Cape Town and the Minister of Police, as the overall authority, was cited as a respondent. The applicant had made several attempts to obtain the blood test results, but...

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Citation
[2010] ZAWCHC 513
Parties
Applicant: Die Eksekuteur van die Boedel van Wyle Carel Aaron van der Merwe NO; Respondent: Minister van Polisie NO; Respondent: Nasionale Kommissaris van Polisie; Respondent: Provinsiale Kommissaris van Polisie, Noord-Kaap Provinsie NO; Respondent: Provinsiale Kommissaris van Polisie, Wes-Kaap Provinsie NO; Respondent: Meester van die Hooggeregshof, Kimberley
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Case Number
15896/2010
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / Costs Determination After Substantive Relief Granted
Outcome
Costs awarded against the first to fourth respondents, jointly and severally.
Judges
Veldhuizen R
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Costs Award, Urgent Interdict
Civil Procedure Jurisdiction Costs Award Urgent Interdict

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Parties

Die Eksekuteur van die Boedel van Wyle Carel Aaron van der Merwe NO

Applicant

Minister van Polisie NO

Respondent

Nasionale Kommissaris van Polisie

Respondent

Provinsiale Kommissaris van Polisie, Noord-Kaap Provinsie NO

Respondent

Provinsiale Kommissaris van Polisie, Wes-Kaap Provinsie NO

Respondent

Meester van die Hooggeregshof, Kimberley

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / Costs Determination After Substantive Relief Granted

  1. 1 Whether the Western Cape High Court had jurisdiction to entertain the application for delivery of blood test results.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant was entitled to bring the application given the conduct of the South African Police Service.
  3. 3 Whether costs should follow the result after the respondents complied with the relief sought only after service of the application.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Western Cape High Court had jurisdiction because the SAPS Forensic Laboratory that conducted the blood tests was located in Cape Town and the Minister of Police, as the overall authority, was cited as a respondent. The applicant had made several attempts to obtain the blood test results, but the SAPS delayed compliance. The application was justified and effective, as the results were delivered only after service of the application. The respondents' argument regarding lack of jurisdiction was rejected. The court held that costs should follow the result, and ordered the first to fourth respondents, jointly and severally, to pay the costs of the application.

Court Disposition

Costs awarded against the first to fourth respondents, jointly and severally.

Orders

  • The first to fourth respondents are ordered, jointly and severally, to pay the costs of the application.