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Administration of insolvent estates – Master’s panel of persons suitable for appointment as liquidator or trustee – compilation of panel constitutes administrative action as envisaged by the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA) – appellant removed from the panel – factors relevant to such removal including appellant’s dishonesty and his disqualification as a liquidator or trustee – appellant’s challenge to his removal from the panel dismissed. Appellant also having applied to the Master to be reinstated to the panel – Master
refusing to do so – this decision not challenged by the appellant under PAJA – Master’s decision not to reinstate renders nugatory the appellant’s claim based on earlier removal. Costs – appellant contending he ought not to pay costs if unsuccessful as he sought to enforce a constitutional right –factors relevant to discretion in such cases – appellant ordered to pay the costs.
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Cited documents 12
Judgment 9
Legislation 3
1. | Insolvency Act, 1936 | 3597 citations |
2. | Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 | 2107 citations |
3. | Companies Act, 2008 | 1909 citations |