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Harare High Court
Paidamoyo Patience Kuruneri N.O. (In her capacity as Executor of the Estate Late Christopher Tichaona Kuruneri) v Sipho Mlalazi and Thabani Ndlovu
HH 559-24
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
27 November 2024
Citation
HH 559-24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWHH 559
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dube-Banda J
Full Bench
Dube-Banda J
Areas of Law
Mining lawEnvironmental lawProperty law
Keywords
Mining claimsEnvironmental Impact Assessment CertificateEvictionNull and voidAscotvale Farm
Tags
Mining claimsEnvironmental Impact AssessmentEvictionEstate administration
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the respondents' mining claims are null and void due to lack of pre-registration EIA certificates","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Mining claims registered in 2007 without EIA certificates"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant can enforce the prior court order against the respondents","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Order in HC 8577/19 declared licenses without EIA null and void"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, as executrix of the estate of the late Christopher Tichaona Kuruneri, sought eviction of the respondents from mining claims located on Ascotvale Farm. A prior court order (HC 8577/19) had declared any mining licenses issued without Environmental Impact Assessment Certificates null and void. The respondents held mining claims registered in 2007 without such certificates.
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