CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
In the matter between:
MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DEPARTMENT
OF HOME AFFAIRS
and
LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Inve
LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
and
MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR-GENERAL: DEPARTMENT.
OF HOME AFFAIRS
MINISTER OF POLICE
MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL,
DEVELOPMENT
BOSASA (PTY) LIMITED t/a LEADING
PROSPECTS TRADING
and
PEOPLE AGAINST SUFFERING,
OPPRESSION AND POVERTY
Case CCT 3816
First Applicant
Second Applicant
Respondent
Applicant
First Respondent
Second Respondent
‘Third Respondent
Fousth Respondent
Fifth Respondent
‘Amicus Curiae‘The Chief Justice has issued the following directions:
1
Dr Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Home AVfirs, and Mr
Livuwani Tommy Makhode, the Director-General: Department of Home
fairs, must, on of before Thursday, 15 June 2023, show cause, on
affidavit, why:
(@) they should not be joined in their personal capacities to these
proceedings; and
(b) they should not be held personally liable for the costs of this
application by reason of
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the failure to take the necessary steps to enact remedial
legislation as ordered by this Court in this matter on 29 June
2017; and
the manner in which this tigation bas been sondueted:
(2a) the absence of an apology forthe failure in (i) above;
(bb) the ill-conceived “revival” application inthis Court
Which was motivated not by the fact hat the deadline
to pass constitutionally compliant ‘egislation has
expired, but by the fact that Magisirates refuse to
hear section 34 applications;
(cc) _ bringing the application inthis Courton an ex parte
basis and the failure to cite Lawyers for Human
Rights asa respondent in this Court and the
‘opposition to their application to ntervene as @
party;
(Gd) approaching the High Court on an exparte basis, not
citing LHR as a party and not serving the papers on
itand
(ee) seeking refuge for the inordinate delay in bringing
this application in the Covid-19 pandemic and the
fire at Parliament, events that occurred long after the
deadline of 24 months had passed, while failing to
take steps to approach this Court timeously for an
extension before the expiry of the deadline to enact
remedial legislation on 29 June 2019.Lawyers for Human Rights the respondent, may, if so aivised, file an
Tdavit in answer to Dr Motsoaledi and Mr Makhode’s sfidavit(s), on
i before Thursday, 22 June 2023.
) Dr Motsoaledi and Mr
13 July 2023; and
REGISTRAR —
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
‘TO: STATE ATTORNEY, PRETORIA
Attorneys for the Applicants
SALU Bujlding
316 Thabg Schume Street
PRETORIA,
Tel: 012 po seo a8 1500 /012 309 1570
io oko@justice gov. asker gov.28
MEIN No / 348720142787
AND TO: LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
‘tore forthe Respondent
44h Floor, Southpoint Comer Building
87 De Korte Street (comer Melle)JOHANNESBURG
‘Tel: 011 320 2943 /073 637 0048 / 011 339 1960
Fax: 011 339 2665
Email: nabeclah@ith.org.za/tumelo@ilh.org.za
Ref: SLP/4/PTA,