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Labour Court
Erickson Mvudu v Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)
[2021] ZWLC 23
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
26 March 2021
Citation
[2021] ZWLC 23
Judgment No.
LC/H/23/2021
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Hove J
Full Bench
Hove J
Areas of Law
Labour LawConstitutional Law
Keywords
constitutional referralunfair dismissalfrivolous applicationsection 175(4)
Tags
constitutional referralsection 175(4) constitutionfrivolous and vexatious
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 20) Act, 2013
- Labour Act
- Agricultural and Rural Development Authority Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether constitutional issues arise in current proceedings warranting referral to Constitutional Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application made during leave to appeal proceedings"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application is frivolous and vexatious","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Issues raised challenge Supreme Court decisions already determined"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, formerly employed as CEO of ARDA, was dismissed in 2009. After extensive litigation including arbitration, Labour Court and Supreme Court proceedings where he was awarded damages for unfair dismissal, he sought to refer various constitutional issues to the Constitutional Court during further arbitration requantification proceedings.
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