Pickworth N.O and Others v Jacobsz (373/2023) [2023] ZALMPPHC 37 (7 March 2023)

Pickworth N.O and Others v Jacobsz (373/2023) [2023] ZALMPPHC 37 (7 March 2023)

The court found that the applicants failed to join other interested parties who have a direct and substantial interest in the outcome of the application, as evidenced by their inclusion in a previous related urgent application. The exclusion of these parties would prejudice their rights and undermine the effectiveness of any order granted. The court held that the matter could not be adjudicated without the joinder of all relevant parties, and that the application must be struck from the roll on the basis of non-joinder. The merits of urgency and spoliation were not determined due to this procedural defect.

Citation
[2023] ZALMPPHC 37
Parties
Applicant: Arthur Henry Pickworth N.O.; Applicant: Erika Pickworth N.O.; Applicant: Kathryn Pickworth N.O.; Applicant: Andrew Jonathan Pickworth N.O.; Applicant: Estienne Gerard Christian Bruere; Applicant: Chris Courtney-Stones; Respondent: Willem Johannes Jacobsz
Court
Limpopo High Court, Polokwane
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
7 March 2023
Case Number
373/2023
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / Application to Strike From Roll for Non Joinder
Outcome
Application struck from the roll for non-joinder of necessary parties.
Judges
K L Pillay
Legal Topics
Mandament Van Spolie, Urgent Application, Non Joinder, Servitude Right of Way
Civil Procedure Land and Property Mandament Van Spolie Urgent Application Non Joinder Servitude Right of Way

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Parties

Arthur Henry Pickworth N.O.

Applicant

Erika Pickworth N.O.

Applicant

Kathryn Pickworth N.O.

Applicant

Andrew Jonathan Pickworth N.O.

Applicant

Estienne Gerard Christian Bruere

Applicant

Chris Courtney-Stones

Applicant

Willem Johannes Jacobsz

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / Application to Strike From Roll for Non Joinder

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application should be heard as urgent under Rule 6(12).
  2. 2 Whether the applicants established urgency and entitlement to spoliation relief.
  3. 3 Whether the failure to join other interested parties is fatal to the application.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants failed to join other interested parties who have a direct and substantial interest in the outcome of the application, as evidenced by their inclusion in a previous related urgent application. The exclusion of these parties would prejudice their rights and undermine the effectiveness of any order granted. The court held that the matter could not be adjudicated without the joinder of all relevant parties, and that the application must be struck from the roll on the basis of non-joinder. The merits of urgency and spoliation were not determined due to this procedural defect.

Court Disposition

Application struck from the roll for non-joinder of necessary parties.

Orders

  • The application is struck from the roll on the basis of non-joinder of the other relevant role players as reflected in the November 22 case under case no 12392/2022.
  • No order as to costs.