Naidoo and Others v Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan and Others (3781/15) [2016] ZAECPEHC 57 (1 September 2016)

Naidoo and Others v Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan and Others (3781/15) [2016] ZAECPEHC 57 (1 September 2016)

The application is procedurally defective because Mr Motasi was not properly joined as a respondent and was not afforded notice of his procedural rights. Furthermore, service of the application on an administrative assistant does not constitute adequate personal service when the relief sought requires personal action by Mr Motasi. The court finds that these procedural shortcomings are fatal to the application and strikes the matter off the roll.

Citation
[2016] ZAECPEHC 57
Parties
Applicant: Perpanjakam Naidoo; Applicant: Perpanjakam Naidoo NO; Applicant: Shashi Naidoo NO; Applicant: Pursotam Naidoo NO; Respondent: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality; Respondent: Municipal Manager: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality; Respondent: Executive Mayor: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality; Respondent: Mr T Motasi
Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
1 September 2016
Case Number
3781/15
Procedural Posture
Ancillary Application / Application to Compel Affidavit Prior to Contempt Proceedings
Outcome
Application struck off the roll due to procedural defects.
Judges
C Plasket
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Service of Process, Contempt of Court, Enforcement of Orders
Civil Procedure Joinder of Parties Service of Process Contempt of Court Enforcement of Orders

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Parties

Perpanjakam Naidoo

Applicant

Perpanjakam Naidoo NO

Applicant

Shashi Naidoo NO

Applicant

Pursotam Naidoo NO

Applicant

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Respondent

Municipal Manager: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Respondent

Executive Mayor: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Respondent

Mr T Motasi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Ancillary Application / Application to Compel Affidavit Prior to Contempt Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Mr Motasi, not previously a party, can be compelled to file an affidavit regarding service of a court order.
  2. 2 Whether service of process on an administrative assistant suffices when personal service is required for an affidavit.
  3. 3 Whether procedural rights of a newly joined respondent were properly observed.

Ratio Decidendi

The application is procedurally defective because Mr Motasi was not properly joined as a respondent and was not afforded notice of his procedural rights. Furthermore, service of the application on an administrative assistant does not constitute adequate personal service when the relief sought requires personal action by Mr Motasi. The court finds that these procedural shortcomings are fatal to the application and strikes the matter off the roll.

Court Disposition

Application struck off the roll due to procedural defects.

Orders

  • The matter is struck off the roll.