locus standi in iudicio
Literal translation
place of standing in court
Legal meaning
This term refers to a party's legal standing or capacity to bring proceedings or appear before a court. In South African law, it concerns whether a litigant has a sufficient and direct interest in the relief sought, although constitutional litigation has broadened standing under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The concept is frequently raised in procedure and constitutional matters when courts assess whether an applicant is entitled to seek judicial relief.
Examples
- The respondent challenged the applicant's locus standi in iudicio to seek the order.
- The court considered whether the association had locus standi in iudicio under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Cases citing this term
- 🇿🇼 Chengetai Masenga v Douglas Roy Guthrie and Taruwona Mushore v Chapungu Sculpture ParkOther Courts
- 🇿🇦 Firm-O-Seal CC v Wynand Prinsloo & Van Eeden Inc. and AnotherSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2023-06-27· 483/22
with respect to the high court, that was to misconstrue the enquiry. [6] Locus standi in iudicio is an access mechanism controlled by the court itself.² Generally, the requirements for
- 🇿🇦 Shoprite Checkers (Edms) Bpk v Grobbelaar and OthersSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2005-09-26· 460/04
voor ons, was daar drie geskilpunte vir beregting, naamlik: (i) het die appellant locus standi in iudicio in die sin dat hy die regte en die inperkingsooreenkomste bekom het
- 🇿🇦 Seartec Trading (Pty) Limited v Agni Steels SA (Pty) LimitedHigh Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Makhanda· 2025-03-04· CA113/2024
third party before the issue of summons and, accordingly, it lacked locus standi in iudicio. In a replication, Seartec admitted that it had ceded its rights under the rental agreement
- 🇿🇦 Eagles Landing Body Corporate v Molewa NO and OthersTransvaal Provincial Division· 2002-03-22· 2001/19666
EAGLES LANDING BODY CORPORATE v MOLEWA NO AND OTHERS CASE HEADER Court
- 🇿🇦 Distcor Export Partners and Another v The Director-General of the Department of Trade and IndustrySupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2005-03-23· 521/03
appellants' special plea that the respondent, as plaintiff in the court below, lacked locus standi in iudicio to institute proceedings against the appellants for delictual damages or alternatively for unjustified
- 🇿🇼 Burdock Investments (Pvt) Ltd v Time Bank of Zimbabwe Limited and OthersOther Courts
- 🇿🇼 Iatric Investments (Private) Limited v Deridon Chartered Accountants ZimbabweSupreme Court
- 🇿🇦 Bakgaka – Ba – Mothapo Traditional Council v Tshepo Mathule Mothapo & othersSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2019-09-30· 926/2018
and Tsoka AJA Heard: 4 September 2019 Delivered: 30 September 2019 Summary: Customary law – locus standi – whether a Traditional Council established in terms of customary law had locus standi
- 🇿🇼 Musa Menk and Others v Ibrahim Musa Asmal Materia and OthersOther Courts
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