This is an opposed application for condonation for non-compliance with the rules and reinstatement of an appeal which was deemed abandoned and dismissed for failure to enter into good and sufficient security for the respondent’s costs of appeal as required by r 55 (2) and (5) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018. The application is made in terms of r 70 (2) of the Court Rules and was filed on 25 November 2024. More
The background to this application can be summarized as follows:
[3] The applicant was the respondent’s employee since 1993. In 2012 the applicant was dismissed from employment after being charged for being absent from duty without leave and fraud. A disciplinary hearing was conducted in September 2012 after which the applicant was dismissed from employment. More
This appeal emanates from an election petition lodged with the Electoral Court to nullify the election of the respondent and to declare the petitioner (the appellant herein) duly elected as the Member of Parliament for Chegutu West. The disputed election was held on 30 July 2018. More
This is an appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court handed down in May 2013 which dismissed the appellant’s appeal after a consideration of the merits. After perusing the record and hearing submissions from parties, the court upheld the preliminary point that was raised by the respondent and dismissed the appeal. Reasons for the order have been requested by the appellant. More
