This is an application for condonation of late filing of a notice of opposition in HC7577/10 wherein the respondents seek the nullification of their suspension from employment as well as their reinstatement to their posts without loss of salary or benefits.
The applicants were served with the court application in HC7577/10 on 27 October 2010. They had until 8 November 2010 to file their notice of opposition and opposing affidavits. On 8 November 2010 a notice of opposition and an opposing affidavit were filed. On 19 November 2010 an answering affidavit deposed to by the first respondent herein was filed. More
The applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking an order of this court, staying the execution of an order granted by HLATSWAYO J on 24 July 2009, in HC 4327/08. More
This urgent chamber application was referred to me on 10 May 2010. On the same date after perusing the papers I endorsed on it that the matter was not urgent. On 11 May 2010 the applicant’s legal practitioners wrote to the Registrar seeking an opportunity to argue the urgency of the matter before the judge. Their letter was received by the Registrar on 12 May and brought to my attention on 13 May. I therefore directed that the matter be set down for 17 May at 10.00am. More
The municipality of the City of Harare is the lawful owner of certain piece of immovable property known as House No. 4 Hampshire Road, Eastlea, Harare. Sometime in September 1993 it entered into a written lease agreement with one Soul Kenneth Manyasha the defendant under case number 3174/08 and the plaintiff under case number HC 6675/08. More
The applicant is seeking a declaratory order in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The application was prompted by a dispute arising from an amendment to the Dadaya Mission Trust Deed and the appointment of the second to fifth respondents as trustees.
From the onset, Mr Chidyausiku took the preliminary point that the first respondent is barred on account of filing heads of argument beyond the prescribed period. He moved that judgment be granted on an unopposed basis. The first respondent’s heads of argument were filed on 28 August 2018 despite having been served with... More
