Supreme Court Act, 1959 (Act No. 59 of 1959)

24. Grounds of review of proceedings of inferior courts

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(1)The grounds upon which the proceedings of any inferior court may be brought under review before a provincial division, or before a local division having review jurisdiction, are—
(a)absence of jurisdiction on the part of the court;
(b)interest in the cause, bias, malice or the commission of an offence referred to in Part 1 to 4, or section 17, 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, on the part of the presiding judicial officer;
(c)gross irregularity in the proceedings; and
(d)the admission of inadmissible or incompetent evidence or the rejection of admissible or competent evidence.

 

(2)Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of any other law relating to the review of proceedings in inferior courts.