Zalisa and Others v South African Social Security Agency and Others (82073/2018)
Zalisa and Others v South African Social Security Agency and Others (82073/2018) [2019] ZAGPPHC 4 (29 January 2019)
The court held that the applicants failed to establish a clear right to final interdictory or declaratory relief. While the urgency and vulnerability of social grant beneficiaries were acknowledged, the statutory system for payment of grants, including the requirement for in-person consent via Annexure C forms, was properly authorized and implemented for rational reasons. The applicants did not follow the prescribed administrative review process under PAJA and could not rely on the principle of legality as an alternative. The court found no illegality or grounds to override the statutory auth…
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- Social Grants
- Regulation 21 Compliance
- Urgent Interdict
- Biometric Consent
- Administrative Action Review
- Contractual Autonomy