The applicant approached this court seeking a declarator in the following terms:
That,
1. The discharge of the applicant from the Zimbabwe Republic Police by the first and second respondents be and is hereby declared unlawful and wrongful.
2. The first and second respondents are ordered to reinstate the applicant with full benefits from the date of discharge to the date of reinstatement.
3. The respondents are ordered to pay costs of suit. More
I heard this application on 26 September, 2017. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I granted the applicant’s prayer.
The respondents wrote to the registrar of this court on 24 November 2017. They did so through their legal practitioners of record. They requested for reasons for my decision. These are they: More
The first applicant is a retired member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. The remaining applicants are all serving members of the organization. All four of them appeared before the second respondent, the trial officer, facing the charge of contravening para 34 as read with para 11 of the Schedule to the Police Act [Chapter 11.10]. They pleaded not guilty to the charge and raised an exception. The exception was to the effect that the charge, as framed, did not disclose an offence. They argued, in pursuance of the exception, that the two circulars under which they were charged were not... More
After hearing argument in the above matter I dismissed the application with costs and indicated that my reasons would follow. I now set them out.
On 25 October 2004, the applicant filed a court application seeking an order compelling the respondent to pay to it a sum of $96 410 250 being damages for lost income over three months, the sum of $83 215248-75 being arrear fees for services rendered and the sum of $52 500 000 representing damages suffered as a result of the alleged breach of contract. More
I heard this application on 16 May 2022. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I granted the applicant’s prayer as contained in her draft order. On 23 May 2022 the respondent wrote requesting written reasons for my decision. My reasons are these:
The applicant who is an ex-constable in the Zimbabwe Republic Police was charged under para 35 of the Schedule to the Police Act and was convicted. She appealed to the first respondent who is the Police Commissioner-General. He dismissed her appeal but did not furnish her with reasons for the dismissal of her appeal. He convened... More
