The applicant was seeking an order directing the respondents to release him from detention. The applicant was arrested under the State of emergency by policemen acting on instructions from their captain. The application was dismissed with costs.

The applicants seek relief against the respondents for damages sustained when their dwellings and contents were destroyed by fire. The applicants reside at the informal settlement at KTC Camp, Nyanga, it is alleged that the fire to have been intentionally started by members of the South African Police Force. The respondent was found to be liable for the loss suffered by the applicants and the amount of damages will be determined by the court. It includes all the documents of the case.

This is an application for leave to appeal from a decision of Judge Goldstone. The applicant instituted an action against the respondent for payment of damages arising from an alleged assault perpetrated on him by a member of the police force. The application for leave to appeal was dismissed with costs including those of two counsel.

The application concerns the constitutional validity of sections 8, 10(2), 12, 16(1), 29, 33, 34, 37, and 41(4) of the Pound Ordinance number 32 of 1947. The applicant is a 53 year old widow, unemployed, landless and residing at Thornview Farm, Greytown KwaZulu-Natal. She is the owner of livestock that is threatened with seizure and impoundment. The first respondent is responsible for the administration and implementation inKwaZulu-Natal of the Pound Ordinance no. 32 of 1947. The second and third respondents are Poundkeepers for Dundee Pound and Weenen Pound respectively. The above mentioned sections of the Pound Ordinance were declared to be inconsistent with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. There was no order to costs.

This is an application for leave to appeal against that part of the judgment refusing interim relief pending the final determination of the matter. The applicant is a 20 year old scholar at Ekuphumelene School in Middelburg, Cape. He was taken to the police station by members of the South African Police special branch interrogated and tortured. The application was dismissed with costs.

Re wrongful arrest, assault and torture of a 20 year old schoolboy by members of the Security Branch.

This is an application for condonation. The applicant was convicted for squatting wilfully, unlawfully and without the written permission of the owner of the premises at St Helena. He was sentenced to a fine of R300, 00 or 15 days imprisonment. The Magistrate made an order ejecting the applicant and his family from the land they occupied. The appeal succeeded.

The applicants intend making an application to the court for an order to declare that the police of the Republic of Ciskei had no power of arrest or detention in Mgwali, Mgwali falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Republic of South Africa and that the Government of Ciskei has no law authority to exercise administrative or other powers within Mgwali. The applicants are the residents of Mgwali. The relief sought by the applicants was granted.

The applicant was seeking relief against the respondent to have his reference book endorsed for a permit to remain in the prescribed area of Paarl. The applicant was employed as a driver by the Cape Provincial Administration. Relief was granted by the court.