rescissiondefault judgmenterroneous case numberlabour court order registration
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rescission of judgmentdefault ordercase number error
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Statutes Cited
High Court Rules, 2021
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the default judgment was erroneously sought within the meaning of Rule 29(1) of the High Court Rules 2021","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent filed opposing papers before deadline but with wrong case number; applicant aware of opposition when obtaining default judgment"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's failure to pay costs before filing rescission application should result in striking off","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Chinamhora J's order of 18 March 2022 requiring payment of US$400 costs before filing any process"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought rescission of a default judgment granted on 2 March 2022. The judgment had been granted after the respondent's opposing papers were filed with an incorrect case number (HC 651/2022 instead of HC 436/2022), causing them not to appear on the court record. The applicant had filed opposing papers before the dies induciae expired and brought the anomaly to the respondent's attention.
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