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Administrative Law [2017] ZAECELLC 12

Mabuya v Buffalo City Municipality and Another (EL645/2013, ECD1545/2013)

Mabuya v Buffalo City Municipality and Another (EL645/2013, ECD1545/2013) [2017] ZAECELLC 12 (15 May 2017)

The court refused to set aside the housing allocation process but ordered Buffalo City Municipality to ensure transfer of the allocated property into the applicant’s name.

  • Housing Subsidy Scheme
  • Mandamus
  • Allocation Of State Property
  • Administrative Inaction
  • Constitutional Right To Housing
  • Administrative-law
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Administrative Law [2002] ZASCA 21

Govender v Reddy and Others (360/2000)

Govender v Reddy and Others (360/2000) [2002] ZASCA 21 (27 March 2002)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the Provincial Housing Board lacked statutory authority to revoke the allocation of properties to the deceased without valid consent from the estate. The executors' purported consent to the revocation was invalid, as it was manifestly unreasonable and unnecessary for the liquidation of the estate and exposed the estate to substantial claims for damages. The first respondent's interests were sufficiently direct to confer locus standi, both under common law and the Constitution, as his contractual arrangements and expectations were affected by the administr…

  • Allocation Of State Property
  • Revocation Of Administrative Decisions
  • Legitimate Expectation
  • Locus Standi
  • Estate Liquidation
  • Constitutional Rights To Just Administrative Action
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