Dhoda and Others v Minister of Police and Others (2025/006880) [2025] ZAGPJHC 57 (30 January 2025)

begin wrapper begin container begin header begin slogan-floater end slogan-floater - About SAFLII About SAFLII - Databases Databases - Search Search - Terms of Use Terms of Use - RSS Feeds RSS Feeds end header begin main begin center # South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg You are here: SAFLII >> Databases >> South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg >> 2025 >> [2025] ZAGPJHC 57 | Noteup | LawCite sino index ## Dhoda and Others v Minister of Police and Others (2025/006880) [2025] ZAGPJHC 57 (30 January 2025) Dhoda and Others v Minister of Police and Others (2025/006880) [2025] ZAGPJHC 57 (30 January 2025) Download original files PDF format RTF format make_database: source=/home/saflii//raw/ZAGPJHC/Data/2025_57.html sino date 30 January 2025 ###### IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG CASE NO: 2025/006880 1. Reportable: No 2. Of interest to other judges: No 3. Revised 30 January 2025 ROOKSANA DHODA                                                           First Applicant MOHAMED ALLI DAWOOD                                                Second Applicant HAFIL DAWOOD                                                                  Third Applicant and MINISTER OF POLICE                                                         First Respondent DIRECTORATE FOR PRIORITY CRIME                               Second Respondent INVESTIGATION (“THE HAWKS”) WARRANT OFFICER AMOS BASHIELE MAHLANGU        Third Respondent THE MAGISTRATE: RANDBURG                                         Fourth Respondent MAGISTRATES COURT MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL               Fifth Respondent DEVELOPMENT JUDGMENT WRIGHT J 1. The applicants seek urgently the return of certain items like laptops, cell phones and sim cards. They say that they were, on 16 January 2025, the subject of an unlawful raid, search and seizure. They say, somewhat vaguely, that they need their items urgently to conduct their businesses. They seek that information allegedly obtained illegally be destroyed. Related relief is sought. 2. The first applicant runs a catering operation and the second applicant sells cars and is selling a property. 3. The applicants don’t say that they have not been able to obtain other replacement items. They do not say that their information was not backed up. 4. The 1 st to 3 rd respondents, namely the Minister of Police, The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and Warrant Officer Mahlangu oppose. 5. They have delivered an answering affidavit. 6. The 4 th and 5 th respondents, namely the Magistrate and the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development abide. 7. In my view, no case for urgency is made out. ORDER 1. Struck off, with costs reserved. GC Wright Judge of the High Court Gauteng Division, Johannesburg HEARD                   : 30 January 2025 DELIVERED           : 30 January 2025 APPEARANCES: Applicants Adv Deon M Pool 082 515 5725 deon@lawconsult.co.za Instructed byHajibey BMS Inc Shaheen@jlaw.co.za 011 431 1970 Respondents Adv T Matswiki Instructed by State Attorney Mr C Jossie Cjossie@justice.gov.za sino noindex make_database footer start