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Harare High Court
RioZim Limited v Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs N.O. and Minister of Mines and Mining Development
HH 349-24
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
16 August 2024
Citation
HH 349-24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWHH 349
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
CHINAMORA J
Full Bench
CHINAMORA J
Areas of Law
Administrative LawMining LawConstitutional Law
Keywords
cantonment areamining claimsDefence Actadministrative reviewstatutory instrument
Tags
administrative reviewmining rightsmilitary cantonmentstatutory instrument
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Insolvency Act
- Insolvency Act
- Defence Act
- Administrative Justice Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Official Secrets Act
- Company and Other Business Entities Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether director of company under corporate rescue has authority to institute legal proceedings without corporate rescue practitioner approval","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Company under corporate rescue, director acted without practitioner approval"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the cantonment declaration under SI 145/2018 was lawful and reasonable","issue_type":"administrative","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Declaration covers mining claims, military security considerations"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
RioZim Limited, holder of 260 mining claims in Darwendale, sought review of the Minister of Defence's declaration of a cantonment area under Statutory Instrument 145/2018 which allegedly covered its mining claims. The application was opposed on preliminary grounds including that the company was under corporate rescue and the deponent director lacked authority to represent the company.
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