On 30 September 2022 the applicant entered into a joint venture and partnership agreement with the respondent. The purpose of the partnership was to conduct mining operations on certain mining gold claims being registration numbers 46081-09 and 46814. The applicant contends that the partnership agreement had been terminated by mutual consent. The termination was caused by the fact that the mining venture proved unviable and unprofitable. The dispute turns on the contention by the applicant that it is being refused to remove its equipment from the mining claims. More
The plaintiff approached the honourable seeking the following order;
a) an order that the first defendant transfer to first plaintiff the subdivide Stand Number 6000 Bannockburn Township, Certificate of Compliance Approval Number CC/WR/16/2021, Permit and Plan Number SD/WR/01/21 being of the remaining extent of Bannockburn measuring 72.89 hectares held under Deed of Transfer Number 7778/86. More
This is a court application for contempt of court. The applicant seeks that the respondents be held to be in contempt of court, and as a sanction thereof be ordered to pay a fine and to comply with the court order.
[2] The respondents in this contempt of court application are the Provincial Mining Director – Gweru and the Minister of Mines and Mining Development. At the commencement of the hearing, Mr Mutatu Counsel for the applicant informed the court that the respondents were consenting to the order sought. Mr Jukwa Counsel for the respondents confirmed that indeed the respondents... More
On the 17th of November, 2022, I granted an ex tempore judgment in in this contested application for review, in favor of the applicants after hearing arguments from the parties. These are the reasons for judgement following a request by the respondents through the Registrar of the High court. An unopposed application for the condonation of late filing of heads and upliftment of bar by the respondents was successfully granted by this court. More
Lying at the heart of this dispute in the authenticity (and therefore validity) of a will purportedly left by the late Iddah Sharai Govereh (the deceased). The date of her demise is not apparent from the papers filed of record as neither party alluded to the same. More
This is an urgent application wherein applicant at the hearing of the matter, raised a point in limine to the effect that the 2nd respondent’s papers should be expunged from the court record and the matter be dealt with as unopposed because the notice of opposition failed to comply with Rule 58 (2) (c) where it is provided that, “Every written application and notice of opposition shall:- Give an address for service which shall be within a radius of ten kilometres from the registry in which the document is filed.” More
In this urgent chamber application the applicants seek the following provisional order:-
“TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court, if any, why a final order should not be made in the following terms:-
1. The mining certificate of registration number 37266 issued in favour of first respondent and the said certificate’s predecessors and successors be and are hereby declared to be null and void ab initio.
2. Fourth, fifth and sixth respondents, their agents, appointees or any persons acting in their place and stead shall not issue any mining licence, prospecting licence, permit... More
