The applicant approached the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) in terms of r 32(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016 (“the Rules”) seeking leave to appeal against an order of the Supreme Court (“the court a quo”) which was couched as follows:
“WHEREUPON, after reading documents filed of record,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The appeal having been withdrawn, the appeal be and is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.” (emphasis added) More
This is a chamber application for an order for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”), against a decision of the Supreme Court (“the court a quo”) in terms of r 32(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules, S.I. 61/2016 (“the Rules”). The rule provides that a litigant who is aggrieved by the decision of a subordinate court on a constitutional matter only may apply to the Court for leave to appeal against such decision. More
Seven days after the declaration on 3 August 2013 of the results of the Presidential election (hereinafter referred to as “the election”) held on 31 July 2013, showing Robert Gabriel Mugabe (hereinafter referred to as “the first respondent”) as the winner of the election, Morgan Tsvangirai (hereinafter referred to as “the petitioner”), who was one of the candidates contesting the election, lodged with the Constitutional Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Court”) a petition challenging the validity of the election under s 93(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitution”). More
This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing with costs an application made by the appellants seeking an order declaring the appointment of certain ministers of government to be unconstitutional and, in the alternative, an order directing the first and second respondents to act in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. More
This is an application, filed on the basis of urgency, in which the applicant seeks a declaratur that, being a citizen by birth, he is entitled to dual citizenship and that the law does not require of him to renounce his foreign citizenship before he can be issued with a Zimbabwean national identity document. More
