Botes and Others v Tariomix (Pty) Ltd t/a Forever Diamonds and Gold and Others (UM29/2023) [2024] ZANWHC 106; [2024] 2 All SA 830 (NWM); 2024 (6) SA 203 (NWM) (12 April 2024)
Court
North West High Court, Mafikeng
Case number
UM29/2023
Judge
Morgan
Liquidation proceedings are unique in nature and, once a provisional liquidation order is granted, the legal status of the company is fundamentally altered. The withdrawal of the application by the original applicants after the grant of a provisional order does not automatically terminate the proceedings or collapse the provisional order. The court retains central authority to determine whether the provisional order should be made final or discharged, and must be satisfied that there are grounds for discharge. The withdrawal notice filed by the original applicants was defective, lacking a ten…