The first applicant woke up from his slumber on 17 October 2017 when he was personally served with summons for Civil Imprisonment in case number HC9035/17. He and the second applicant then mounted this application for rescission of a default judgment that had been granted against them in HC 9883/15 on 11 March 2016. This application is being made in terms of r 63 of the High Court Rules 1971. More
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants for an order declaring that the defendants ran the business of Royal Bank Zimbabwe Limited recklessly, with gross negligence and that they are therefore personally liable, without limitation of liability, for all of the debts or liabilities of Royal Bank Zimbabwe. More
Appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening s 131 (1) (a) as read with s 131 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment of which 6 months were suspended on condition of restitution. A further 12 months were suspended for 3 years on condition of good behaviour. More
Our job or call as judicial officers is definitely not short of its comic moments.
I never did foresee that the establishment of a third High Court in Zimbabwe at Masvingo under the good intentions of decentralisation and bringing justice to people would at times achieve the unintended. Indeed, it has opened flood gates to all manner of court processes especially by self-actors who nonetheless have the right of audience before this court. More
: The Six appellants were convicted of contravening s 4 as read with s 3 (1) (a) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16)] (hereinafter called The Domestic Violence Act) Five of them were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 4 months imprisonment were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behavior while the third appellant was cautioned and discharged because he was a minor. More
The plaintiff and the defendant were married in terms of the Marriage Act, Chapter, 5:11 on 15 December, 1990, at Mutare Magistrates Court. Their marriage certificate was produced as Exh 1. When summons for divorce were issued in July, 2015, the parties had been married for 25 years.
They had five children; two adults; one minor child who died in 2017 and two other minor children, namely, Jonathan Chiweda, born 30 September, 2000 and is therefore turning 16 years and Grace Chiweda, born 29 April, 2005, and is therefore 13 years old. More
