Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Another (31824/2017)
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Another (31824/2017) [2018] ZAGPPHC 526; [2018] 4 All SA 402 (GP) (1 June 2018)
The court held that the applicants' appointments as officers commanding in the reserve force were not unlawfully terminated, as their membership continued for the contracted period and actual service was subject to rotational call-ups based on operational needs. The respondents' actions did not amount to termination of appointment but rather the expiry of a specific call-up period. Furthermore, the court found that the applicants had not exhausted internal remedies as required by section 7(2) of PAJA. The second applicant's complaint to the military ombud was still pending, and the first appl…
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- Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
- Termination Of Appointment
- Internal Remedies
- Military Ombud
- Defence Act
- Judicial Review