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Harare High Court
Jose Marcelino Goncalves and M.M. Pretorius (Private) Limited v Chamunorwa Charles Mutyambizi and The Assistant Additional Sheriff of the High Court, Harare
HH 276-13
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
18 September 2013
Citation
HH 276-13
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 276
Judgment No.
HH 276/13
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
CHIGUMBA J
Full Bench
CHIGUMBA J
Areas of Law
Property LawAdministrative LawLand Reform
Keywords
offer lettergazetted landevictionadministrative courtland allocation
Tags
land reformoffer letterevictionagricultural land
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Gazetted Lands (Consequential Provisions) Act
- Land Settlement Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicants have a prima facie right to occupy the property based on their offer letter of 2 November 2012","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants' offer letter issued after Administrative Court declared withdrawal of first respondent's offer letter null and void"}
- {"issue_text":"What is the effect of the Administrative Court's declaration on the rights and obligations of the parties","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Administrative Court declared purported withdrawal of first respondent's offer letter null and void"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants sought to stay their eviction from a farm after being issued an offer letter by the Minister of Lands, but the first respondent's earlier offer letter for the same property had been declared valid by the Administrative Court, rendering the applicants' offer letter invalid.
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