Future Chirango and Petronella Muvurimi v Leathout Investments (Private) Limited and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and The Registrar of Deeds N.O

HH 617-22

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

14 September 2022

Citation

HH 617-22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHH 617

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Bachi Mzawazi J

Full Bench

Bachi Mzawazi J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureProperty Law

Keywords

joinder of partiesrule 32co-defendantsproperty frauddeeds transfer

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether defendants in main action can join co-defendants under Rule 32(12)(b) of High Court Rules, 2021","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants seek to join Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and Registrar of Deeds as co-defendants"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicants, who are defendants in the main action HC 2741/14 where Leathout Investments seeks their eviction from property 69 Glenara Avenue, Highlands, Harare, applied to join the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the Registrar of Deeds as co-defendants. Both government entities issued separate title deeds for the same property - one to the applicants in 2007 and another to the first respondent in 2010. The applicants allege the second deed was fraudulently obtained and need the government entities joined to explain their roles.

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