Freedom Stationery (Pty) Ltd v MEC for Education, Eastern Cape and Another (280/2011)
Freedom Stationery (Pty) Ltd v MEC for Education, Eastern Cape and Another (280/2011) [2013] ZAECBHC 10 (9 September 2013)
The court found that the plaintiff's reply to the Department's inquiry was properly delivered to the facsimile number and email address stipulated by the second defendant. The defendants admitted receipt by the relevant machines, and the internal procedures for handling such correspondence were within the Department's exclusive knowledge. The court held that the plaintiff was not required to prove personal receipt by the second defendant, as it had complied with the stipulated mode of communication. The Department's denial of receipt was contradicted by its own admissions and the evidence, an…
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- Public Procurement
- Supply Chain Management
- Arbitrariness
- Bad Faith Decision Making
- Damages For Unlawful Administrative Action