By Thapelo Molefe
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an urgent court bid by the owner of Marble Towers to prevent the City of Joburg from acting against allegedly illegal structures erected at the CBD property.
In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Judge Leicester Adams dismissed an application brought by Goldenrod Group (Pty) Ltd after finding that several container structures on the Rahima Moosa Street property were built without approved plans and did not comply with building regulations.
Goldenrod Group had sought an interim interdict preventing the city and its officials from demolishing, removing, dismantling or interfering with the structures at Marble Towers.
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But the court also ruled that the city could not demolish the structures without first obtaining the necessary authorisation.
The court found that no building plans had ever been submitted or
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