Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association and Others v City of Cape Town and Others (112/2019) [2020] ZASCA 15 (24 March 2020)

Jurisdiction: South Africa
Citation: Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association and Others v City of Cape Town and Others (112/2019) [2020] ZASCA 15 (24 March 2020)
Media Neutral Citation: [2020] ZASCA 15
Hearing date: 21 February 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Case number: 112/2019
Judges: Navsa JA, Eksteen AJA, Saldulker JA, Makgoka JA, Plasket JA
Judgment date: 24 March 2020
Language: English
Type: Judgment
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Flynote: Approval by local authority and Mayor of land use application –
challenged on the basis of unreasonableness, irrationality and error of law –
nature of judicial review discussed – deference to expertise of decision
makers – no reviewable irregularity – costs in relation to asserted
constitutional litigation discussed.