The applicant, (Ignatius), is a beneficiary of the land reform process, having signed with the Government a 99 year lease agreement. Ignatius filed this court application, challenging the intention to cancel the lease by the second respondent, (the Minister). The application was initially filed without the second respondent, (Marian), who was joined to these proceedings as a party through the order of this court on 23 November 2022 under case number HC 6122/22. More
This is an appeal against the refusal of bail (pending trial) in the Magistrates’ Court in terms of section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] More
This is an application referred to by the applicant as “Court Application for the Second Revival of Temporary Variation of Bail Conditions in B1836/19: HH 735/19” being made in terms of s126 (1) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] (the Act). The application was initially not opposed. On 3 May 2021, I directed that the parties file supplementary heads of argument on whether or not this court has jurisdiction to determine the application. More
This is an unopposed claim for damages. After I had heard submissions I reserved judgment in order to consider the submissions made by the Plaintiff.
The Plaintiff is a farmer by occupation. He carries on his farming operations at Subdivision 38 of Exwick Farm in Chegutu. In June 2002 the Plaintiff and the Defendant entered into an agreement in terms of which the Plaintiff was to pay to the defendant a sum of US$217 655.80 for electricity to be connected to his farm. In terms of the same agreement the Defendant was obliged to connect, and did connect, electricity to... More
This is a court application for a declaratory order and consequential relief. The applicant in this matter seeks the following relief;
1.The respondent’s revocation of the applicants’ sub-tenancy agreements with their sub-tenants with respect to all their respective leased premises be and is hereby declared unlawful.
2.The respondent’s new leases with the applicants’ sub-tenants be and are hereby declared unlawful.
3.The respondent be and is hereby interdicted from collecting rentals from the applicants’ sub-tenants for as long as their respective lease agreements have not been cancelled by order of court.
4.Respondents to pay costs of suit on an attorney-client scale. More
