Mukhinindi and Another v Cedar Creek Estate Home Owners Association and Another (81830/2018) [2021] ZAGPPHC 314 (10 May 2021)

Mukhinindi and Another v Cedar Creek Estate Home Owners Association and Another (81830/2018) [2021] ZAGPPHC 314 (10 May 2021)

The applicants failed to provide a reasonable and acceptable explanation for their default and delay in bringing the application to set aside the rule 46A order. They did not establish a bona fide defence with prospects of success, as they admitted indebtedness for at least the judgment debt and failed to challenge the underlying Magistrates’ Court order. The applicants did not satisfy the requirements for condonation or for an interim interdict, as they did not demonstrate a prima facie right or address the balance of convenience. The estate has been prejudiced by the applicants’ persistent default, and the court found no basis to set aside the execution order or grant the relief sought.

Citation
[2021] ZAGPPHC 314
Parties
Applicant: Thinamano Mukhinindi; Applicant: Ndichuwo Mukhinindi; Respondent: Cedar Creek Estate Homeowners Association; Respondent: The Sheriff of the High Court (Randburg West)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
10 May 2021
Case Number
81830/2018
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Application to Review and Set Aside a High Court Order Declaring Property Specially Executable
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Judges
H G A Snyman
Legal Topics
Rescission of Judgment, Rule 46a Procedure, Levy Disputes, Condonation, Sale in Execution
Civil Procedure Land and Property Rescission of Judgment Rule 46a Procedure Levy Disputes Condonation Sale in Execution

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Parties

Thinamano Mukhinindi

Applicant

Ndichuwo Mukhinindi

Applicant

Cedar Creek Estate Homeowners Association

Respondent

The Sheriff of the High Court (Randburg West)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Application to Review and Set Aside a High Court Order Declaring Property Specially Executable

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants have shown good cause for condonation of the late filing of their application to set aside the rule 46A order.
  2. 2 Whether the applicants have established grounds for rescission of the rule 46A order declaring their property specially executable.
  3. 3 Whether the applicants have a bona fide defence with prospects of success against the judgment debt and execution.

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants failed to provide a reasonable and acceptable explanation for their default and delay in bringing the application to set aside the rule 46A order. They did not establish a bona fide defence with prospects of success, as they admitted indebtedness for at least the judgment debt and failed to challenge the underlying Magistrates’ Court order. The applicants did not satisfy the requirements for condonation or for an interim interdict, as they did not demonstrate a prima facie right or address the balance of convenience. The estate has been prejudiced by the applicants’ persistent default, and the court found no basis to set aside the execution order or grant the relief sought.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The applicants’ application is dismissed with costs.