South Africa Case Law

Hossain v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (577/2011)

Hossain v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (577/2011) [2011] ZAECPEHC 21 (17 May 2011)

Court

Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth

Case number

577/2011

Judge

J W Eksteen

The court found that the applicant failed to provide adequate evidence of unreasonable delay by the Department of Home Affairs in processing his application for renewal of a temporary residence permit. The applicant did not specify what would constitute a reasonable period for decision, nor did he provide details of the reasons given by the Department for the delay. The letter of demand sent to the Department compounded existing confusion regarding the nature of the application and lacked sufficient identifying information. In the absence of clear evidence of unreasonable delay, the court hel…

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• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Unreasonable Delay
• Temporary Residence Permit
• Judicial Review

Ramsamy v Minister of Home Affairs (98/02)

Ramsamy v Minister of Home Affairs (98/02) [2002] ZAECHC 13 (26 April 2002)

Court

High Courts - Eastern Cape

Case number

98/02

Judge

Froneman

The High Court dismissed an urgent application by foreign nationals challenging their detention and removal under immigration law, finding they were unlawfully in South Africa.

• Aliens Control Act
• Detention And Removal
• Temporary Residence Permit
• Procedural Fairness
• Access To Information
• Immigration-law