KZN judges told to keep working
2012-12-18 10:28
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Durban - Judges in KwaZulu-Natal have been told by their
judge president to use their holidays to complete outstanding judgments, The
Star reported on Tuesday.
"I am writing to the judges today to remind them that
they must fulfil this constitutional imperative," KZN Judge President
Chiman Patel said.
His instructions come after it came to light that one judge
had taken three years to hand down a judgment.
"Anything more than two recesses - which is about seven
months - is unacceptable. I urge them to use their holiday time to catch
up."
Last month, Judge Anton van Zyl rescinded the default
judgment in a matter that he had heard in September 2009.
The case involved a Mariannhill couple who fell into arrears
with bond payments and who - despite paying an amount back to the bank - lost
their house when the bank auctioned it off.
Van Zyl has now ordered that the issue of the auctioning off
of the house be taken to trial - a legal move which could see the case carry on
even further into the future.
- SAPA
