This matter came as an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrate sitting at Harare Magistrate Court. Plaintiff issued summons for defendant’s eviction from stand 7593 Warren Park Harare (hereafter called the property).Plaintiff contended that he purchased the property in 2006. Defendant contended that he purchased the property in 2002. The property in question, an undeveloped vacant stand was owned by Saltana Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd (Saltana). Saltana underwent judicial management. Defendant bought the property from Ernest Pahwaringira a senior director of Saltana in his personal capacity. Plaintiff bought the property from the judicial manager under Tudor House Consultants. Plaintiff... More
I heard this application on 16 July, 2024. I, on the strength of the preliminary point which the first respondent raised, struck it off the roll with costs. I did so by way of an ex tempore judgment. More
On the 4th of June 2015, the applicant was convicted of murder with actual intent by this court siting at Masvingo. The presiding judge, BERE J, found that the murder was committed in extenuating circumstances arising from intoxication and provocation thereby sentencing the applicant to imprisonment for 25 years. More
On 24th July, 2024 the court handed down an order under reference LC/H/ORD/892/24 in the following terms;
1. The appeal be and is hereby struck off the roll with costs.
2. The reasons are to follow.
The following constitutes the reasons for the order as granted.
The matter was placed before the court as an appeal against a determination of the Respondent Appeal’s Committee which determination had been handed down on the 18th of January 2024.The appeal was not opposed. More
This is an application for the quantification of damages due to the applicant employee following the success of his review application in a labor dispute pitting him and the respondent employer. More
On 23 May 2024, the court refused first and second respondents` application for upliftment of a bar. The court furnished the reasons thereof ex tempore and issued the following order; -
1) The application for upliftment of the bar by First and Second Respondents for failure to file heads of argument in terms of the Rules of Court be and is hereby dismissed with costs.
2) Matter to proceed as unopposed. More
: This is a court application for a declaratory order in which the following order is sought:
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The application for a declaratory order be and is hereby granted.
2. The applicant be and is hereby declared to have been married customarily to Shepherd Gwasira, and that she be declared a surviving spouse to the Estate Late Shepherd Gwasira.
3. The Late Shepherd Gwasira/deceased’s estate is declared to be governed by customary law.
4. The third respondent be and is hereby ordered to pay costs of suit. More
