Richards and Others v Rabie and Others (11872/2022)
Richards and Others v Rabie and Others (11872/2022) [2024] ZAWCHC 408; [2025] 1 All SA 487 (WCC) (2 December 2024)
The Court found that the Board meetings held on 22 June 2022 and 16 November 2022 were invalid because the Board was not properly constituted under clause 8.2 of the 2017 Constitution, which requires at least two spiritual leaders from KCI-UK. The orders of Willie J did not override this constitutional requirement; they merely declared the identity of Board members at specific dates and did not alter the qualification criteria. The Board had a duty to appoint a further spiritual leader from KCI-UK before conducting any business or amending the constitution. The amendments adopted at the inval…
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- Voluntary Association Governance
- Board Composition
- Constitutional Interpretation
- Invalid Meeting
- Appointment Of Board Members