South Africa Case Law

Tarica and Another v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (2023/044543)

Tarica and Another v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (2023/044543) [2025] ZAGPJHC 46 (27 January 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

2023/044543

Judge

Mahon

The court found that the applicants had raised a valid and ongoing dispute regarding the accuracy of the municipal account, satisfying all statutory requirements under section 102(2) of the Municipal Systems Act. The respondent failed to discharge its burden of proving the correctness of the charges, particularly those based on faulty or removed meters and implausible consumption figures. The respondent's argument that its internal policy could suspend the operation of prescription was rejected; the Prescription Act applies independently of municipal administrative practices. Charges older th…

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• Municipal Services Billing
• Prescription Act Application
• Consumer Rights
• Municipal Account Disputes

ESTA (Pty) Limited v The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others (27423/2018)

ESTA (Pty) Limited v The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others (27423/2018) [2021] ZAGPJHC 636 (1 September 2021)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

27423/2018

Judge

S Yacoob

The High Court ordered Johannesburg municipality to recalculate ESTA’s account, exclude an unsubstantiated pre-2010 balance, and stop treating it as arrears.

• Municipal Services Billing
• Prescription Of Debt
• Meter Readings Dispute
• Allocation Of Payments
• Municipal-services-billing
• Prescription-of-debt