South African Experience — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Regina v. Gandhi

1908

This was not a single landmark judgment but a series of trials where Gandhi was prosecuted for defying the Asiatic Registration Act (the 'Black Act'). His repeated convictions and…

Registrar of Marriages v. Ramkhelawan (Indian Marriages Case)

1913

This Cape Supreme Court ruling declared all non-Christian Indian marriages invalid in South Africa, effectively delegitimizing Indian families and deeply offending the community.…

The Transvaal Asiatic Ordinance (Asiatic Registration Act) Challenges

1906-1914

While not a single case, the continuous legal challenges, arrests, and trials stemming from the Asiatic Registration Act (the 'Black Act') formed the core of Gandhi's early…