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Crest Breeders International Private Limited v Minister of Lands Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development and 12 Others
SC 98/25
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
30 October 2025
Citation
SC 98/25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWSC 98
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
CHIWESHE JA
Full Bench
BHUNU JACHIWESHE JAMUSAKWA JA
Areas of Law
Administrative lawProperty lawLand acquisition
Keywords
Compulsory acquisitionMemorandum of agreementRegistrationRes judicataLocus standi
Tags
Land acquisitionCompensationEminent domain
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Land Acquisition Act
- Land Acquisition Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in not holding that the issues raised were res judicata","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Previous Supreme Court decision in SC 19/21"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in holding that core respondents had locus standi","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Core respondents were occupants but not parties to agreement"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in dismissing application on grounds of fraudulent procurement","issue_type":"substantive","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Previous findings that agreement was not fraudulent"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, former owner of Saturday Retreat property, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Government for compensation after compulsory acquisition. The Administrative Court dismissed the application for registration of this agreement, which the Supreme Court overturned on appeal, finding the matter was res judicata.
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