Langton Mukomberanwa v Disciplinary Committee of the City of Harare and City of Harare

[2013] ZWLC 51

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

20 February 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 51

Judgment No.

LC/H/51/2013

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

L. Kudya

Full Bench

L. Kudya

Areas of Law

Labour lawAdministrative reviewStatutory interpretation

Keywords

disciplinary committeeexception to chargefightingriotous behaviorcode of conductstatutory instrumentreview application

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary committee erred in dismissing the exception to the charge","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Charge alleged \"fighting or riotous behavior\" but facts only alleged riotous behavior"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the charge was defective for not alleging both fighting and riotous behavior","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Code of conduct charge formulation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether this court should exercise its review powers to set aside the disciplinary committee's decision","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's grounds for review"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a City of Harare employee, was charged with contravening the city's code of conduct by engaging in "fighting or riotous behavior" at his workplace. He raised an exception arguing the charge was defective as the allegations did not allege fighting, only riotous behavior. The disciplinary committee dismissed the exception, prompting this review application.

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