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Harare High Court
Former Prisoners and Detainees in Pre-Independent Zimbabwe Pressure Group v Minister for War Veterans of the Liberation Struggle
HH 639-25
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
16 October 2025
Citation
HH 639-25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWHH 639
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Condonation Application
Bench
Presiding
Mungwari J
Full Bench
Mungwari J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureAppellate Practice
Keywords
withdrawal of applicationcondonationappealable judgmentpreliminary objection
Tags
condonationwithdrawalappeal
legislation
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether there exists an appealable judgment following voluntary withdrawal of an application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Voluntary withdrawal of application, no merits determination"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether condonation should be granted for late filing of leave to appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed four months after withdrawal"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant organization voluntarily withdrew its application before the High Court on 30 May 2024, with counsel undertaking to pay wasted costs. Four months later, the applicants sought condonation for late filing of an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, claiming they wished to appeal against the withdrawal order.
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