There is a growing tendency by litigants to circumvent the law in bail applications through conduct calculated to usurp the power of this court to protect and regulate bail proceedings with the result that anarchy prevails to the detriment of the good administration of justice. Such conduct if allowed to continue has the potential of derailing the bail system and destroy its credibility. This court’s power to regulate and protect the credibility of its processes is inherent at common law and codified in s 176 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No 20) Act 2013. More
The applicant represented by Messrs Tendai Biti Law, legal practitioners filed on 17 June 2020, an application for condonation of late noting of appeal. The applicant intends to appeal against the judgment of the Regional Magistrate per Kumbawa Esq delivered on February 2010 at Harare. The applicant attached the copy of the judgment aforesaid as an annexure to the application. He also attached a copy of the transcript of the record of proceedings in case No CRB 734-6/09. I must note that it was through my directive given on 24 August 2022 to the Registrar to intervene in having the... More
I heard this matter in the company of MANYANGADZE and BHACHI-MUZAVAZI who were on induction.
Applicant seeks an order couched in the following terms:
“1. The application be and is hereby granted.
2. Applicant shall pay the purchase price of ZW$155 000 within seven days of this
order.
3. First respondent shall sign relevant transfer documents in favour of applicant within
14 (sic) of this order.
4. First respondent shall pay costs of suit.” More
This matter commenced by way of application. In the application the plaintiff sought an order directing the two defendants (“the defendants”) to hand over the registration book of a Datsun Bluebird motor vehicle Registration number 400-802D and to sign all necessary papers to enable the transfer of the ownership of the vehicle to the plaintiff. That relief was opposed by the defendants. The defendants also filed a counter application in which they sought an order directing the plaintiff to surrender forthwith the Datsun bluebird motor vehicle to them and that failing for the Deputy Sheriff to be authorised to seize... More
This matter was placed before me as an application for a declaratur, in terms of s14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicants seek an order that the registered nominal shares of the 1st respondent total 24 000 (Twenty-Four thousand) and additionally costs of suit on a legal practitioner to client scale against any respondent who opposes the application. More
