BUHERA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL v ZIMBABWE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCILS WORKERS UNION

[2023] ZWLC 232

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

28 July 2023

Citation

[2023] ZWLC 232

Judgment No.

LC/H/232/2023

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

G. Musariri

Full Bench

G. Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

CondonationStruck off rollPractice Direction No 3 of 2013Rule 35Reinstatement

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the matter is properly before the court after previous appeal was struck off roll","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Earlier appeal struck off for failure to file record; condonation granted for fresh appeal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise matters for review rather than appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Nine grounds of appeal characterized as review grounds by respondent"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant's earlier appeal (LC/H/284/22) was struck off the roll for failure to file the required record of proceedings. The appellant applied for and was granted condonation to file a fresh appeal (LC/H/67/23), which the respondent challenged through two points in limine.

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