Magadla and Another v Daniso and Others (43143/2013) [2015] ZAGPJHC 158 (11 June 2015)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
43143/2013
Judge
Mali AJ
The High Court dismissed a review of a magistrate’s eviction order, finding the Vereeniging court had jurisdiction and no gross irregularity or basis to set aside ownership issues.
S v Zondi (AR 1049/09) [2011] ZAKZPHC 58; 2012 (2) SACR 445 (KZP) (30 September 2011)
Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Case number
AR 1049/09
Judges
Ploos van Amstel, Patel
The magistrate's order detaining the accused as a state patient under section 77(6) of the Criminal Procedure Act was made without sufficient evidentiary basis. The magistrate relied on his own observations and misread the psychiatric report, which did not support a finding of mental illness or incapacity to stand trial. Dr Dunn's report indicated the accused was lucid and able to follow proceedings, and Dr Dunn was not called to testify despite the accused disputing the report. The magistrate's conduct constituted a gross irregularity, and the order cannot stand. There is no statutory obliga…