Section 70B: Frivolous appeals
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70B. Frivolous appeals
Notwithstanding any other enactment, where an appeal is made to the
Supreme Court in a civil case and the Court is satisfied that the appeal is
frivolous or is an abuse of its process, it may order that interest on the
judgment debt be paid at 15 per cent or such other rate as may be prescribed by Rules of Court made by the Judges.
[S. 70B amended by Act 15 of 1994.]
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Courts Act
Sub-Part VI – Jurisdiction in Chambers of Judges
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Questions this section answers
- What can happen to me if I bring a frivolous or abusive civil appeal to the Supreme Court?