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The Delhi High Court has held that the chairperson of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) can transfer a case from one bench to another without giving the parties a chance to file a formal written reply.

Real purpose of new Land Court is not to deal with unresolved land claims but rather facilitate land expropriations for little or no money.

"Lindiwe Sisulu’s attack on the judiciary is misguided. Not once since 1994 has a government tested the constitution’s capacity to enable change, but the courts have."

SHAH ALAM: Two more bodies were found from the flood in Taman Sri Muda, here, bringing the total number of fatalities in Shah Alam alone to 14, involving eight men and six women, up to 6pm Wednesday (Dec 22).

ANC MPs were dealt a blow yesterday when the proposed bill failed to pass muster in the National Assembly to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.

Constitutional law expert Wilmien Wicomb says the state needs to focus on ensuring theres a solid legal mechanism in place to conduct expropriation - an issue thats been before Parliament since at least 2008.

"The deadline for comment on the Bill is 13th August. This means that SA's have only one day left to help kill the Bill," writes Jeffery.

03 June 2021 - 07:33 By Mike Cohen A lawmakers’ panel is currently considering how best to alter Section 25 of the constitution, which deals with property rights. It was supposed to conclude its work last month, but it requested a 30-day extension after its members failed to reach consensus. Image: 123RF/ LOES KIEBOOM Plans by the ANC to amend the constitution to make it easier to seize land without paying for it have gone awry, because it failed to pin down sufficient ...

MPs working on amendment of Section 25 of Constitution seek 30-day extension The ad hoc committees deadline to come up with a report on the amendment to be submitted to Parliament lapsed on Monday. FILE: Mathole Motshekga. Picture: Elmond Jiyane/GCIS 2 hours ago JOHANNESBURG - The ad hoc committee set up to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation wants an ext...

Political parties still at deadlock on amending Section 25 of the Constitution The amending of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation continues to divide parties who have resorted to bilateral talks. However, these too have not yielded any results. A National Assembly hybrid plenary sitting in line with COVID-19 regulations on 27 August 2020. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter 2...