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Premier, Province of Mpumalanga and Another v Executive Committee of the Association of Governing Bodies of State Aided Schools: Eastern Transvaal (CCT10/98)

Premier, Province of Mpumalanga and Another v Executive Committee of the Association of Governing Bodies of State Aided Schools: Eastern Transvaal (CCT10/98) [1998] ZACC 20; 1999 (2) SA 91; 1999 (2) BCLR 151 (2 December 1998)

Court

Constitutional Court

Case number

CCT 10/98

Judges

O'Regan, Chaskalson, Langa, Ackermann, Goldstone, Kriegler, Madala, Mokgoro, Sachs, Yacoob

Government bursary cuts for state-aided schools were held invalid because affected schools had a legitimate expectation of continued payment and no reasonable notice was given.

• Procedural Fairness
• Legitimate Expectation
• Section 24 Interim Constitution
• Education Policy
• Retrospective Administrative Action
• Procedural-fairness