Sekhukhune and Another v Piet (4571/2017) [2017] ZALMPPHC 44 (14 December 2017)

Sekhukhune and Another v Piet (4571/2017) [2017] ZALMPPHC 44 (14 December 2017)

The court found that the applicants failed to establish a clear right necessary for the granting of a final interdict. The first applicant's appointment as Acting Kgoshi, although supported by a certificate issued in 2000, had not been reviewed by the Premier as required by the Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005, resulting in the lapse of his appointment by operation of law. The second applicant did not file an affidavit or provide a resolution authorising the proceedings, and was therefore not properly before the court. The applicants' reliance on the Constitutional Court decision in Bapedi Marota Mamone v Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes & Claims...

Citation
[2017] ZALMPPHC 44
Parties
Applicant: Kgoshi Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune; Applicant: Sekhukhune Tribal Council; Respondent: Senong Mmatanyane Piet
Court
Limpopo High Court, Polokwane
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
14 December 2017
Case Number
4571/2017
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Interdict and Discharge of Rule Nisi.
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
Judges
Sikhwari
Legal Topics
Final Interdict, Clear Right, Locus Standi, Traditional Leadership, Disputes of Fact
Civil Procedure Land and Property Final Interdict Clear Right Locus Standi Traditional Leadership Disputes of Fact

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Parties

Kgoshi Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune

Applicant

Sekhukhune Tribal Council

Applicant

Senong Mmatanyane Piet

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Interdict and Discharge of Rule Nisi.

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants have established a clear right necessary for a final interdict.
  2. 2 Whether the appointment of the first applicant as Acting Kgoshi was valid and properly reviewed under applicable legislation.
  3. 3 Whether the second applicant was properly before the court and authorised the proceedings.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants failed to establish a clear right necessary for the granting of a final interdict. The first applicant's appointment as Acting Kgoshi, although supported by a certificate issued in 2000, had not been reviewed by the Premier as required by the Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005, resulting in the lapse of his appointment by operation of law. The second applicant did not file an affidavit or provide a resolution authorising the proceedings, and was therefore not properly before the court. The applicants' reliance on the Constitutional Court decision in Bapedi Marota Mamone v Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes & Claims...

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.