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Harare High Court
Shelton Shangwa v Senior Assistant Commissioner Justice Chengeta and Another
HH 276-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
30 September 2020
Citation
HH 276-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 276
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
ZHOU J
Full Bench
ZHOU J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawNatural justicePolice disciplinary law
Keywords
Discharge from police forceBoard of InquiryWritten warningGross irregularitiesFair hearing
Tags
Police disciplinary proceedingsReview of administrative actionNatural justiceAudi alteram partem
legislation
Statutes Cited
- NONE – no statute or constitutional provision is expressly identified, quoted or interpreted.
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the discharge of the applicant based on the Board's recommendation of 12 August 2015 confirmed on 28 August 2015 was procedurally fair","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Board made new recommendation without applicant's knowledge; Applicant was not given opportunity to be heard"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a police officer, appeared before a Board of Inquiry on misconduct charges. The Board initially recommended a written warning, but later, without notifying the applicant, changed its recommendation to discharge. The applicant sought review of this discharge decision.
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