On 4th February 2025 Applicant applied to this Court for condonation of non-compliance with the Court’s Rules. The application did not specify the Rule or law in terms of which it was made. At the onset of oral argument respondent raised 2 (two) points in limine which applicant opposed. The points shall be dealt with ad seriatim. More
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DUBE-BANDA J:
[1] This is an application for, inter alia, declaratory orders and consequential relief in the following terms:
i. The meeting of the shareholders of the first respondent held on 31st July 2018 be and is hereby declared to be invalid, null and void for lack of quorum.
ii. Applicant’s removal from the position of director of the first respondent by way of XR 14 dated 2nd August 2018 and filed with the 4th respondent on 6th December 2018 be and is hereby declared to be null and void.
iii. The appointment of third respondent as director of... More
This is an application for condonation for the late noting of an appeal. The background to the matter is that appellant lost his job with Tennis Zimbabwe following disciplinary proceedings. He is unhappy with his job loss so he intends to appeal to the Labour Court about the job loss. His first attempt to appeal in 2022 was followed by incidences of his appeal being deemed abandoned for non-compliance with the Labour Court Rules. Twenty two months later he is seeking for the late noting of his appeal. He attributes the delay to sluggishness on his lawyers’ part. He claims... More
On 27 June 2024 applicant applied to this Court for rescission of judgement and condonation of late filing of Notice of Response. The application was made in terms of Rule 40 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017 More
Applicant applied to this Court for rescission of judgment in terms of Rule 40 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application.
In its papers respondent raised 3 points in limine. However, at the onset of oral argument it abandoned the first and last points.
The remaining point in limine was to the effect that the application is fatally defective for failure to comply with the Court’s Rules. More
Summons, in this case, was issued on the 5th of September 2023. Plaintiff stated in the declaration that she married the Defendant on 22 May 2004 in terms of the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] now Marriages Act [Chapter 5:17]. The marriage was blessed with four children, three of whom are still minors. The marriage relationship has irretrievably broken down to such an extent that there are no reasonable prospects of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship. She proposed that she be awarded custody of the minor children with Defendant having access. She also proposed that Defendant pays all... More
DUBE-BANDA J:
[1] This is an application for, inter alia, declaratory orders and consequential relief in the following terms:
i. The respondents’ decision to discharge the applicants from the police service be and is hereby held to be unlawful and wrongful.
ii. The respondents’ decisions to stand down the applicants from the police diploma program without giving the reasons and any form of justification is held to be unlawful and wrongful.
iii. The respondents are ordered to reinstate the applicants into the police service forthwith or at least not later than 14 days from the date of this order.
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