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Labour Court
Rangarirai Muchawayav Ministry of Lands & Rural Resettlement
LC/H/436/2013
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
13 September 2013
Citation
LC/H/436/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWLC 436
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
L Hove
Full Bench
L Hove
Areas of Law
Labour lawCivil procedure
Keywords
Defective citationMinistry as respondentState Liabilities Act
Tags
Citation defectLegal personaState entity
legislation
Statutes Cited
- State Liabilities Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Ministry of Lands & Rural Resettlement is a legal persona capable of being sued","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Ministry cited as respondent; Minister not cited"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defect of citing a non-juristic ministry is fatal to the appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No respondent legally before court"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant appealed against the Ministry of Lands & Rural Resettlement. At hearing, the respondent’s counsel raised a preliminary point that the Ministry is not a legal person capable of being sued and that the proper party should have been the Minister.
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