South Africa Case Law

Manaka v University of the Witwatersrand (021837/2023)

Manaka v University of the Witwatersrand (021837/2023) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1186 (18 October 2023)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

021837/2023

Judge

JW Scholtz

The court held that the applicant is entitled under Rule 53 to transcripts of the proceedings and the names of panel members involved in the decisions to exclude him from the MBBCh III programme, provided such transcripts exist. The court found no convincing reason to exclude these items from the record, as they are directly relevant to the administrative decision under review. However, the court determined that the statistics and other information sought by the applicant do not form part of the record, as there is no evidence they were before the decision-makers or considered in the impugned…

Source excerpt

• Rule 53 Record
• Academic Exclusion
• Discovery Of Documents
• Mootness
• Redaction Of Personal Information

Lesiba v University of Limpopo (56939/2014)

Lesiba v University of Limpopo (56939/2014) [2015] ZAGPPHC 1002 (9 November 2015)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

56939/2014

Judge

Olivier

The High Court held that the University of Limpopo gave adequate reasons under PAJA for refusing to re-register a medical student, and dismissed the application with costs.

• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Adequacy Of Reasons
• Academic Exclusion
• University Rules
• Administrative-law
• Paja