Read the full judgment text of HCA 010649/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 August 2004.
1. This action was commenced in December 2000. Initially, the plaintiff claimed possession of the premises from the defendant. The premises are government land which the plaintiff holds under a short term tenancy. The claim for possession was based on forfeiture. However, the claim was amended on 13 December 2001. As amended it became a claim for payment of arrears of rent as well as for continuing rent. The claim for forfeiture and for vacant possession was dropped.