The plaintiff and the first defendant were in an unregistered customary law union from 2006 to 2016 when it was dissolved. The second defendant is the Registrar of Deeds.
Pursuant to the termination of the union, the plaintiff issued summons seeking the distribution of the movable and immovable property acquired during the subsistence of the union. However, the plaintiff despite being legally represented did not allude to any cause of action in terms of which this court was being called upon to distribute the property. In fact the way the declaration is drafted it is as if the parties were... More
Applicant is a juristic person. It cannot bring a claim in the Small Claims Court. It however can be dragged to that Court as a defendant or respondent in terms of section 6 of the Small Claims Act [Chapter 7:12]. The decision of the Small Claims court is final. It cannot be appealed against. It can however be brought on review by this court. The grounds upon which this court may review any proceedings are set out in Section 27 of the High Court Act, [Chapter 7.06].
These are:
(a) absence of jurisdiction on the part of court, tribunal or... More
This is a court application for condonation and extension of time within which to note an appeal to be made in terms of s 75 of the Children’s Act, [Chapter 5:06] as read with r 95 (9) of the High Court Rules, 2021.
On the 7th of April 2022, the Children’s Court granted an adoption order in favour of the first and second respondents for the minor child, NKC, born on 21 July 2010. The applicant is the paternal grandmother to the minor child. The first and second respondents are husband and wife and the first respondent is an aunt... More
This is an action for damages for breach of contract. This matter initially involved 3 defendants. The other two defendants, Rudzi Madhuru referred to as Ngwenya and Obediah Kazingizi ,(Kazingizi) are barred for failure to enter their pleas. More
This is a divorce action in which the only issue in dispute relates to the division of the matrimonial home described as Stand Number 167 Vainona Township of Vainona situate in the District of Salisbury and measuring 4599 square meters. It is otherwise known as 11 Granta Road Vainona, Harare. The house is registered jointly in the plaintiff and the defendant’s names. More
