Masemola Taxi Association and Others v MEC of Roads and Transport (Limpopo Province) and Another (7708/2016)
Masemola Taxi Association and Others v MEC of Roads and Transport (Limpopo Province) and Another (7708/2016) [2016] ZAGPPHC 81 (12 February 2016)
The court found that all applicants, respondents, and impoundment events were located within the area of jurisdiction of the Limpopo Division. The recent ministerial notice, effective 25 January 2016, established the Limpopo Division's jurisdiction and terminated the Gauteng Division's concurrent jurisdiction. The application was launched in the Gauteng Division without any jurisdictional connecting factor to Gauteng. The applicants' argument regarding the taxi route passing through Gauteng was rejected, as the alleged offences and impoundments occurred in Limpopo. The point in limine regardi…
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- High Court Jurisdiction
- Impoundment Of Vehicles
- Urgent Interdict
- Operating Licence Conditions