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Harare High Court
Agson Mafuta Chioza v The Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement and Josiah Chikowore
HH 569-22
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 August 2022
Citation
HH 569-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 569
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mangota J
Full Bench
Mangota J
Areas of Law
Property LawContract LawAdministrative Law
Keywords
farm exchangeland acquisitiondeed of grantgame parkstate land
Tags
land reformfarm acquisitionspecific performancerei vindicatio
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a binding farm-for-farm exchange agreement existed between applicant and Minister","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's claim of oral agreement, no written agreement produced, committee recommendations"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has locus standi to claim eviction of settlers","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Disputed ownership of farm, prior sale to Sawyer, Supreme Court decision"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether claim is lis pendens due to prior litigation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"HC 4188/13 pending"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant claimed ownership of Rothbury Farm and sought an order compelling the Minister to transfer a game park to him in exchange for the farm, which he alleged had been erroneously settled with new farmers including the second respondent. The Minister and second respondent opposed, asserting the farm was lawfully acquired state land.
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