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This is an urgent chamber application for a provisional order whose interim relief sought is couched as follows: “Interim Relief Granted That pending the return date respondent be and are hereby ordered to restore vacant possession and occupation of Flat 112 Dandaro Village, Borrowdale, Harare to the applicant with immediate effect”. The terms of the final order are construed as follows:- “1. That the first and second and third respondents be and are hereby ordered not to resort to self help and in so doing evict the applicant or lock her out or deny her access to Flat 112 Dandaro... More

The appellant was convicted of two counts of contravening s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. He was sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment of which four years imprisonment were suspended on condition of good behaviour. He now appeals against conviction and sentence More

The plaintiff and the defendant who are husband and wife respectively married each other in terms of the Marriage Act [Cap 5:11] at Harare on 22 March 2007. Hitherto the plaintiff and defendant had entered into a customary law union in 2004 which marriage they upgraded as it were in 2007. More

The applicants approached this court seeking an order in the following terms: “1) The decision by the first and second respondents in refusing to renew the fishing permits for the first, second and third applicants be and is hereby set aside. 2) The first and second respondents are hereby directed to issue fishing permits to the first, second and third applicants upon payment of the requisite fees and compliance with one statutory requirements. 3) The first and second respondents shall pay costs of suit jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved More

This is an application for the review of the second respondent’s decision to award custody of a minor child to the first respondent. The basic facts were to the effect that the applicant and the first respondent were married in terms of customary law. Their union was blessed with a minor child born on the 18 April 2007. The marriage was dissolved on 24 August 2009 in terms of customary law More

The plaintiff herein claims damages in the sum of US$50,000 representing the market value of a house that the defendant had sold to the plaintiff as well as a third party. The defendant pleads that the agreement relied upon by the plaintiff is not legally enforceable. More

The applicant is the son of the late Joseph Patrick Taremba who died on 24 December, 2004 at Mutare. Applicant was duly appointed Executor Dative in the estate late Joseph Patrick Taremba on 15 October 2009. The respondent is a male adult residing at Number W629 Amaveni, Kwekwe. This property is registered in the name of the late Joseph Patrick Taremba under Deed of Transfer No. 1182/05. After the death of his late father applicant attempted to evict respondent from the said property to no avail. More