Simalu Mining (Pvt) Ltd & 4 Others v Zibon Sibanda & 13 Others

HB 47/20

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

12 March 2020

Citation

HB 47/20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWHB 47

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

MAKONESE J

Full Bench

MAKONESE J

Areas of Law

Mining LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Mining claimsDefault judgmentInterdictRescission of judgmentCommunity ownership

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the urgent application complies with High Court Civil Rules","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed using wrong form"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the matter has been overtaken by events","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Judgment already executed before application filed"}
{"issue_text":"Whether there are material disputes of fact","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Disputes regarding ownership and occupation of mining claims"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicants, a mining company and four others, sought an interdict to prevent execution of a default judgment obtained against them by 13 respondents who are members of a Community Share Ownership Trust. The respondents had obtained judgment for eviction from mining claims, and the applicants sought to stay execution pending rescission of that judgment.

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