Jaisere Madhume v The Provincial Magistrate and Mrs Wakatama N.O and Rebecca Kunaka

HH 142-13

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

8 May 2013

Citation

HH 142-13

Neutral Citation

[2013] ZWHH 142

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

MAKONI J

Full Bench

MAKONI J

Areas of Law

Civil procedureHigh Court jurisdiction

Keywords

Withdrawn appealReinstatementRes judicataHigh Court RulesRule 449

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether this court has jurisdiction to re-instate an appeal which has been withdrawn","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant withdrew appeal on 31 October 2006, now seeks reinstatement"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Rule 449 of High Court Rules applies to withdrawn appeals","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant relies on Rule 449 for reinstatement"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant had previously withdrawn an appeal against the second respondent's decision, then filed the present application seeking reinstatement of that appeal, claiming he now possessed the "Reasons for Judgment" which he lacked at the time of the original hearing.

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