Pursuant to an application for contempt of court made in terms of r 388 of the then High Court Rules, 1971, this court granted the order below on the 11th of June 2021.
1. The respondent be and is hereby held to be in contempt of paragraph 2 of the order granted by this Honourable Court in case number HC 3454/17.
2. The respondent be and is hereby committed to gaol for a period of thirty days, or until such time as he has complied with paragraph 2 of the court order in Case Number HC 3454/17.
3. The Sheriff... More
This is an application for the review of the first respondent’s decision to withdraw an offer letter granted to the applicant for the occupation and use of certain agricultural land described as subdivision 3 of Umvukwe North situated in the Mazowe District of Mashonaland Province, measuring 246.01 hectares. The decision to withdraw the offer letter was taken on 20 July 2017. More
This is an application for rescission of judgment made in terms of Rule 449 (1) (a) of the High Court Rules 1971. Rule 449 (1) (a) reads as follows:
“449. Correction, variation and rescission of judgments and orders
(1) The court or a judge may, in addition to any other power it or he may have, meru
moto or upon the application of any party affected, correct, rescind, or vary any
judgment or order –
(a) that was erroneously sought or erroneously granted in the absence of any
party affected thereby; or” More
The applicant a male adult aged 22 years is facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He applied for his release on bail pending trial in this court. The state opposed the application sought.
It alleged that on 2 September 2022 the 3 year old deceased who was residing with the applicant and his family, messed herself up without telling the applicant or his wife that she wanted to use the toilet. Angered by this, the applicant assaulted the deceased using a leather belt all over her... More
This is an application for bail pending trial which was only filed on 15 March 2012 when the applicant and his co-accused were arrested on 12 September 2010. The applicant says he once filed a bail application but withdrew it. More
