High Court cancels order for Fenton Gastin to repay R8.2m to Prasa
The default order had previously declared that two contracts entered into ‘in a deliberate attempt to defraud’ Prasa were invalid and Gastin should refund his former employer
The High Court in Pretoria has rescinded an order it had previously made for former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) chief financial officer Fenton Gastin to repay R8.2m. The default order issued in late July declared that two contracts entered into between Gastin and Prasa "in a deliberate attempt to defraud" Prasa were invalid and that he had to refund his former employer.The first contract was his hiring as chief financial officer and the second was a day-to-day contract given to him by former CEO Lucky Montana after he had been fired.The order was granted by default when Gastin’s opposing papers did not find their way to court. Gastin’s attorney‚ Victor Nkhwashu‚ at the time said that he had sent notice that his client intended to oppose Prasa’s application. Prasa did not oppose Gastin’s application for the order to be rescinded. "Prasa consented to the rescission of this judgment that was obtained by it by default‚" Prasa spokeswoman Nana Zenani said on Wednesday. "The resci...
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