M[....] and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (26235/20) [2021] ZAGPPHC 318 (21 May 2021)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
26235/20
Judge
SDJ Wilson
Leave to appeal was refused in a review concerning an unabridged death certificate and PAJA delay extension, with the court finding no prospect of success.
L.M v Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Others (13142/17) [2020] ZAWCHC 64; [2020] 3 All SA 780 (WCC) (7 July 2020)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
13142/17
Judge
P.A.L. Gamble
The court found that the decisions to refuse the applicant's asylum application and order her deportation were both procedurally and substantively flawed. The Refugee Status Determination Officer failed to provide adequate, intelligible reasons for the refusal, relying on alleged inconsistencies and credibility concerns without engaging with the substance of the applicant's claim or the statutory grounds for asylum. The Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs did not comply with its statutory obligations to review the decision meaningfully or provide reasons. The court held that the definition…