REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA 
GAUTENG DIVISION PRETORIA
CASE NO: 23733/12
DATE: 19/04/2018
In the matter between:
MELITA MEISEL N.O.                                                                                                                                                                              1st Applicant
LYDIA MOROESI SIHLANGU N.O.                                                                                                                               2nd  Applicant 
MANDLA JONATHAN SHUMBA                                                                                                                                         3rd Applicant
DESMOND KHALID GOLDING                                                                                                                                              4th Applicant 
LINDIWE MICHELLE MASEKO                                                                                                                                             5th Applicant 
KENELIWE LYDIA SEBEGO                                                                                                                                                       6th Applicant
JUDITH SUSAN BORNMAN                                                                                                                                                       7th Applicant
GEZINA DOROTHEA VAN ROOYEN                                                                                                                          8th  Applicant
NGWANE ROUX SHABANGU                                                                                                                                                 9th Applicant
ANTON JOHANNES DU PLESSIS                                                                                                                                 10th Applicant
VAN ROOYEN N.O.                                                                                                                                                                                11th Applicant
And
LAND & AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA                                                                                                                                                                                    Respondent
(In   the application for leave to appeal)
JUDGMENT: APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL
AC BASSON, J
[1] This is an application for leave to appeal against my judgment dated 6 October
2017.
[2] The applicants rely on various grounds for leave to appeal. I do not intend repeating those grounds and I do not intend repeating my findings on each of these grounds. Suffice to point out that I have taken time to consider the submissions advanced on behalf of all the parties before coming to a conclusion. I have further also considered these submissions against my Judgment and the case law.
[3] In deciding whether to grant leave to appeal, this court has to take into account the provisions of section 17(1)(a)(i) of the Superior Courts Act, 10 of 2013. 1he legal position now is that leave to appeal may only be granted where the court is of the opinion that the appeal would have reasonable prospects of success in respect of its findings. I am not persuaded that the applicants have reasonable prospects of success on appeal and the application therefore falls to be dismissed.
[4] Although the issue of costs falls within the discretlo11 of a court and normally no appeal lies against such orders, I am likewise also not persuaded that the applicants have reasonable prospects of success.
Order
The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.
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AC BASSON
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT
Appearances:

For the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th applicants:                           Adv Snyman
Instructed by:                                                                                                         Dibakwane   Attorneys     c/o Mou Makoe Attorneys

For the 4th and 8th   applicants:                                                       Adv de Seer
Instructed by:                                                                                                           Nel & Richter Incorporated Attorneys
For the 9th applicant:                                                                                      Adv Basson
Instructed by:                                                                                                             Ettienne Naude Attorneys
  
For the respondent:                                                                                         Adv V Soni SC and Adv PG Seleka SC
Instructed by:                                                                                                             Mkhabela Huntley Attorneys lnc.