▁O thers ▁v ▁Command ing ▁Officer , ▁Port ▁Elizabeth ▁Pr ison , ▁and ▁O thers ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁case ▁in ▁South ▁African ▁law , ▁with ▁an ▁especial ▁bearing ▁on ▁civil ▁procedure ▁and ▁constitution al ▁law . ▁It ▁concerned ▁the ▁constitution al ▁valid ity ▁of ▁certain ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Cour ts ▁Act . ▁It ▁was ▁heard , ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁by ▁Ch ask al son ▁P , ▁Mah omed ▁D P , ▁A ck ermann ▁J , ▁Did c ott ▁J , ▁Kent ridge ▁A J , ▁Krieg ler ▁J , ▁Lang a ▁J , ▁Mad ala ▁J , ▁M ok g oro ▁J , ▁O ' Reg an ▁J ▁and ▁Sach s ▁J . ▁They ▁delivered ▁judgment ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 . ▁The ▁applic ant ' s ▁att or ne ys ▁were ▁the ▁Leg al ▁Resources ▁Cent res ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁Port ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Johannes burg . ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁respond ents ▁in ▁the ▁Co et ze e ▁application ▁were ▁the ▁State ▁Att or ne ys ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ▁and ▁Johannes burg , ▁and ▁Du ▁Pl ess is ▁& ▁Ek ste en ▁for ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Law ▁Soci eties . ▁I MS ▁Nav sa ▁SC ▁( with ▁him ▁L . ▁M p ati ) ▁appeared ▁for ▁the ▁applic ants ▁in ▁both ▁matters , ▁D . ▁Pot gi eter ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁respond ents ▁in ▁the ▁Co