Viller Pharmacy (Private) Limited and Takawira Chagweka v Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe

HH 500-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

29 August 2018

Citation

HH 500-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 500

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

Chirawu-Mugomba J

Full Bench

Chirawu-Mugomba J

Areas of Law

Administrative LawPharmaceutical RegulationPractice and Procedure

Keywords

Urgent applicationForm 29BRule 241(1)Rule 4CCondonationProvisional orderLicence cancellationDisqualification

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court can condone non-compliance with Order 32, Rule 241(1) of the Rules of the High Court in the absence of an application for condonation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Use of incorrect form (Form 29B instead of hybrid Form 29); no application for condonation filed"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the urgent application was properly before the court given the use of the wrong form","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Non-compliance with mandatory rules for urgent applications"}

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Background

The applicants sought an urgent provisional order to suspend the respondent's decision to cancel the first applicant's premises licence and disqualify the second applicant from dealing with medicines for 24 months. The respondent raised points in limine regarding non-compliance with court rules, specifically the use of an incorrect form for urgent applications. The applicants had not applied for condonation of this defect.

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