29 November 2012 Last updated at 05:09 ET
South Africa’s government acted unlawfully in failing to give the Dalai Lama a visa in time for a planned visit last year, a court has ruled.
Tibet’s spiritual leader was forced to cancel plans to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations in October 2011.
The Supreme Court of Appeal said the former home affairs minister had “unreasonably delayed her decision”.
The government denied it had bowed to pressure from China to block the trip.
The Supreme Court of Appeal was hearing an appeal application by two opposition parties – the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the Congress of the People (Cope) – about the issue.
Earlier, the Western Cape High Court had dismissed the case, the South Africa Press Association reports.
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