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Collective Responsibility
42. In light of this, the Respondent State submits that the Complainant could not
successfully appeal against the Order in terms of Section 17(1) of the Superior
Court Act, No. 10 of 2013. However, the Respondent State notes that the
Complainant still had the option to set the matter down again for hearing , but with
stricter compliance with the rules and procedures of the South African courts. 15 If
this avenue had failed , he still had the option to appeal a decision on the merits to
the Supreme Court of Appeal or the Full Bench of the High Court and,
subsequently, the Constitutional Court, if the appeal had been rendered
unsuccessful.
43 . The Respondent State further argues that the Complainant had the prerogative to
enroll his application on the normal court roll in terms of the practice manual of the
Polokwane High Court and set his matter down for hearings as the merits were not
yet determined.16
44. The Respondent State submits that in addition to the Complainant having the
option to set the matter on the normal court roll , the South Africa Uniform Rules of
Court grant a Respondent in a motion proceeding to enroll a matter for hearing on
the Roll if the Applicant in a matter fails to apply for the date, before approaching
the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis to set aside the order handed down by
Polokwane High Court.17
15 Respondent State's Observations on Admissibility, Para 31; The Respondent St
Johannes Jacobus Roets NO and Another v SB Guarantee Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd and
[2022] ZAGPJHC 720 (6 October 2022) wherein the court held that if a matter is
urgency, an applicant can simply set the matter down again on proper notice in
rules.
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16 Respondent State's Observations on Admissibility, para 33.
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17 Respondent State's Observations on Admissibility, para 34-36.
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