1. I received an urgent chamber application referenced HC 5081/22 on 1 August 2022. I set it down for hearing on 3 August 2022 at 1000 hours.
2. In the morning of 3 August 2022, I found a copy of a letter to the Honourable Judge President on my desk. The letter was dated 2 August 2022 and alleged that there had been prior discussions between myself and representatives of the firstrespondent.
3. At 1000 hours the hearing of the urgent chamber application commenced.Mr Mutero submitted that the concerns raised in the letter mentioned above were no longer persisted with.... More
1. On 1 November 1982, plaintiff was invited by City of Harare to submit an offer to purchase stand 7520 Salisbury Township, known as 37 Benghazi Road. More
This a court application filed by the applicant on 24 May 2022 seeking an order couched as follows:
1. The Deed of Transfer No. 538/2021 registered in the name of the second respondent in respect of a certain piece of land situate in the District of Salisbury called Stand 9064 Salisbury Township of Salisbury Township Lands measuring 754 square metres be and is hereby cancelled.
2. The Deed of Transfer No. 6176/2003 registered in the name of the first respondent in respect of certain piece of land situate in the District of Salisbury called Stand 9064 Salisbury Township of Salisbury... More
The applicant on 24 March 2022 filed an application number HC 2000/22. She cited the same respondents therein as herein. In application number HC 2000/22 the applicant prays for an order that Deed of Transfer Number 538/2021 registered in the name of the second respondent herein as therein should be cancelled and that the prior holding deed before its conveyance being Number 6176/2003 should be revived. The usual prayer for costs is made against the respondents. More
This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending determination of a court application for rescission of judgment.
The application arises out of a judgment handed down by this court on 2 November 2021, under Case No. CIV ‘A’ 77/21. In that case, the court allowed an appeal by the respondent against a dismissal of her application for rescission of a default judgment granted in the Magistrates’ Court under Case No. M577/20. More
The plaintiff and the defendant where initially married to each other in 1985 in terms of customary law, but solemnized their marriage in terms of the Marriage Act [Cap 5:11] on 29 September 1994. They were blessed with four children of which only the last one Manhla Takudzwa Masuko born on 1 April 1996 is still a minor. Their marriage has irretrievably broken down. More
This is one such case in which condonation is sought for late noting of an application for rescission of a default judgment pertaining to a divorce order granted in the unopposed motion court on the 8th of April 2019 upon the applicant’s failure to attend trial.
Rescission of a default judgment in terms of r27 of the High Court Rules 2021 must generally be pursued within one month of a party getting to know of such judgment. Where a party has not sought rescission within the requisite time frame, then such party must to seek condonation first to be permitted... More
