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Harare High Court
Ignatius Masamba v Secretary – Judicial Service Commission
HH 97-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
10 February 2017
Citation
HH 97-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 97
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mangota J
Full Bench
Mangota J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureAdministrative Law
Keywords
rescissionpatent errorsambiguityrule 449judgment review
Tags
rescission of judgmentrule 449 High Court Rulesjudicial review
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 1971
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant established grounds for rescission under rule 449 of the High Court Rules, 1971","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Allegations of patent errors and omissions in HH 978-15"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application constituted an abuse of court process","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Vague allegations and criticism of judiciary"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought rescission of a prior judgment (HH 978-15) delivered by Munangati-Manongwa J, claiming it contained patent errors and omissions. He relied on rule 449 of the High Court Rules, 1971. The respondent opposed, arguing the application lacked specificity and was an abuse of process.
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