Lodzi Hunters Zimbabwe and Nqobani Sithole v Tsholotsho Rural District Council and Matupula Hunters (Pvt) Ltd and Director General of Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and The Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry

HH 219-21

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

30 April 2021

Citation

HH 219-21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHH 219

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

MUZOFA J

Full Bench

MUZOFA J

Areas of Law

Administrative LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Rescission of judgmentDefault judgmentRule 449Rule 63Procurement challengeTender dispute

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicants satisfied requirements for rescission under r 449(1)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"First applicant was barred but represented; second applicant absent but costs awarded de bonis propriis"}
{"issue_text":"Whether application under r 63 was time-barred","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed outside one-month period"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicants sought rescission of a default judgment granted against them for failure to file heads of argument in a procurement dispute concerning a hunting concession tender. The first applicant was barred for non-compliance with court rules, and the second applicant, their legal practitioner, had costs awarded against him de bonis propriis.

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