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Past Judgments

Section​ 89(5) of the Student Constitution requires the Court to ensure all decisions of the Student Court are stored on an electronic database and that all students can readily access the previous decisions of the Student Court. 

Full judgments are available here, and summaries will be posted on the Court's Instagram page, @studentcourtstellies.

2025

2024

Document
Ex parte Mhlongo ("Mhlongo I").pdf​
Document
Ex parte Malan.pdf
Ex%20parte%20Mhlongo%20and%20Another.pdf
Ex parte Mhlongo and Another ("Mhlongo II").pdf

 

 

Ex%20parte%20Mhlongo%20and%20Another.pdf
Speaker of the Tygerberg Student Assembly v Tygerberg Electoral Commission and Another.pdf

 

 

Speaker%20of%20the%20TSA%20v%20EC%20and%20Another%205[1].pdf
Electoral Commission v Goldfields Election Committee and Another (Urgent interdict).pdf

 

 

Ex parte Electoral Commission.pdf

 

 

Ex%20parte%20Electoral%20Commission.pdf
Electoral Commission v Goldfields Election Committee and Others (Interim order).pdf

 

 

Electoral Commission v Goldfields Election Committee and Others (Final judgment).pdf


 

 

 

Maistry and Another v Osler PSO and Another.pdf


 

 

 

Februarie v Electoral Commission and Another.pdf

 

 

Le Roux v Februarie and Another (Appeal).pdf


 

 



 

2023

Ntlapo v Electoral Commission.pdf

 

 

A. S. v Electoral Commission (Final judgment).pdf

 

 

A. S. v Electoral Commission (Urgent interdict).pdf


 

 

 

EC and Another v Lydia and Another (Final Judgment).pdf


 

 

Document
Ex parte Oosthuizen (Appeal).pdf


 

 

 

Document
Ex parte Oosthuizen.pdf


 

 

 

SRC Chaiperson and Another v SRC Policy Officer in re Dismissal of SRC Policy Officer v SRC Chairperson and Another.pdf


 

 

 

The Guild v Anime Society - Interim Order.pdf


 

 

 

Electoral Commission v Lydia Ladies' Residence (Appeal of Preliminary Judgment).pdf


 

 

 

EC and Another v Lydia and Another (Preliminary Judgment).pdf


 

 

 

SRC Policy Officer and Another v Speaker Student Assembly and Another.pdf


 

 

2022
 

 

Document
Ex parte Swart.pdf


 

 

 

Ex parte Metanoia Residence House Committee and Another.pdf


 

 

 

Document
Ex parte Foster.pdf


 

 

Ex Parte Electoral Commission (Advisory Opinion).pdf


 

 

 

Ex Parte SRC Policy Officer.pdf


 

 

 

Visage and Another v Electoral Commission (Preliminary Judgment).pdf


 

 

 

Visage and Another v Electoral Commission (Final Judgment)..pdf


 

 

2020

 

Ex Parte Student Representative Council Election Convenor.pdf

 

 

Ex Parte Student Representative Council.pdf

 

 

Chairperson of the Societies Council v Treasurer of the Student Representative Council.pdf

 

2019

 

Ex Parte Speaker of Student Parliament and Others (Judgement).pdf

 

 

Ex Parte Speaker of Student​ Parliament and Others (founding affidavit).pdf


 

 

​​​​​​​

Ex Parte Speaker of Student Parliament and Others (notice of motion).pdf


 

 

2018
 

 

Document
Leak v Hendenrych.pdf

 (summary judgment)
 

 

​​Ndzuzo v EBSK Disciplinary Committee and Others.pdf
 

2017

 

Document
Pieters v SRC and Others


 

 

 

Walker and Another v Jooste and Others


 

 

 

Jacobs v Huis Visser Primarius and Others


 

 

 

Ex Parte Speaker of Student Parliament


 

 

 

Hugo v Election Convenor and Another


 

 

 

Mlangeni v SRC Executive Committee


 

 

 

Ex Parte Executive Committee of SRC and Others

 

 

Odendaal v Student Parliament and Others


 

 

2016

 

Pieters and Others v Links and Another 2016 (amended judgment).pdf


 

 

 

Pieters and Others v Links 2016.pdf


 

 

 

Pieters and Others v Links 2016 (notice of motion).docx


 

 

 

Pieters and Others v Links 2016 (founding affidavit).docx


 

 

 

Election Investigative Report 15 September 2016.pd

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Pieters and others v Du Toit and others Appeal- judgement-09-09-2016.pdf


 

 

 

Du Toit and others v Links and others 2016 FINAL ORDER WITH REASONS.pdf


 

 

 

Jacobs_ Submissions relating to Election Committee Report.pdf


 

 

 

Lewis_ Submissions relating to Election Committee Report.pdf


 

 

 

Odendaal_Submissions relating to Election Committee Report.pdf

 

 

Pretorius_ Submissions relating to Election Committee Report.pdf


 

 

 

REPORT TO THE STUDENT COURT RELATED TO THE INTERM COURT ORDER HANDED DOWN ON 1 AUGUST 2016.pdf


 

 

 

Du Toit and others v Links and others Appeal Court Decision 2016.pdf


 

 

 

Pieters and others v Du Toit and others (Notice of Appeal and founding affidavit of applicants to Appeal Court) .pdf


 

 

 

Du Toit and others v Links and others 2016.pdf


 

 

 

Du Toit and others v Links and others 2016 (founding affidavit of applicants).pdf


 

 

 

Du Toit and Others v Links and Others 2016 (Application to Intervene).pdf


 

 

 

Document
Kennedy v TSR 2016.pdf


 

 

 

Document
Mantile v Stembus 2016.pdf


 

 

2015

 

Declaratory Order Blanckenberg (2015).pdf


 

 

 

Declaratory Order Blanckenberg (2015) .pdf

 

 

Document
Interpretation SRC (2015).pdf


 

 

 

Stelliesfeesmustfall v Kruger and another 2015.pdf


 

 

2014

 

Referendum Proposed Fundamental Student Constitution Amendments.pdf


 

 

 

Document
7 Aug 2014 SRc Minutes.pdf


 

 

 

Document
SR2014 Final Results.pdf


 

 

2013

 

Aanstelling van SR-Bestuurders 2013.pdf


 

 

 

Document
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Advisory Opinion Majombozi (2013).pdf
Advisory%20Opinion%20Majombozi%20(2013).pdf

 

 

Advisory opinion Whether section 92 of the Student Constitution is compatible with section 41.pdf


 

 

 

Dippenaar and another v Stuurman and another.pdf


 

 

 

Document
Injunction Ely (2013).pdf

 

2009

 

UITSPRAAK SR Verkiesings-aansoek.pdf


 

 

​2008

 

Declaratory Order McDonald (2008).pdf