Democratic Party v Minister of Home Affairs and Another

dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-08T16:58:52Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-08T16:58:52Z
dc.date.created	2004-10-18	en
dc.identifier.citation	[1999] ZACC 4
dc.identifier.citation
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12144/2080
dc.title	Democratic Party v Minister of Home Affairs and Another	en
dc.title.alternative	CCT11/99	en
dc.identifier.casenumber	CCT11/99	en
dc.date.hearing	29 March 1999
dc.contributor.judge	Goldstone J Majority judgment
dc.contributor.judge	O'Regan J dissenting judgment
dc.date.judgment	13 April 1999
dc.concourt.synopsis	Issue of constitutionality of provisions of the Electoral Act regulating registration on common voters roll. The DP applied for leave to appeal against the judgment of the full bench of the Transvaal High Court, which dismissed the application with costs. Goldstone J, on behalf of the majority, affirmed the finding of Yacoob J in the NP case. He also found that it had not been proved that the provision violated equality rights. O'Regan J dissented on the grounds stated in the NNP case (NNP v Government of RSA and Others 1999 (3) SA 191 (CC)).
dc.concourt.casehistory	Application for leave to appeal against judgment of Full Bench of the Transvaal High Court.

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Full judgment (51 Kb)-1982.pdf ( 50.98Kb )

First Respondent's Supplementary Affidavit-1983.pdf ( 35.98Kb )

Transvaal Provincial Division judgment-1984.pdf ( 186.8Kb )

First Respondent's Heads of Argument-1985.pdf ( 169.4Kb )

Table of Contents First Respondent's Heads of Argument-1986.pdf ( 19.70Kb )

Summary of judgment-2628.pdf ( 28.95Kb )