Van den Heever v Minister of Minerals and Energy and others
19 March 2015
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number: 150/2014
Date of judgment: 19 March 2015
Judges: Cachalia JA (Brand, Lewi and Zondi JJA and Dambuza AJA concurring)
Appeal against the decision of the High Court, Northern Cape Division, Kimberley to refuse the application by the appellant to review the decision of the Department of Mineral Resources to convert an old order mining right into a right under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division, Kimberley
Case no. 1252/2010
Date of judgment: 4 May 2012
Judges: Kgomo JPet Hughes-Modondo AJ
Type of application: Judicial review
Legislation considered: Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
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