Zimbabwe Rural District Council Workers Union v Buhera Rural District Council & Anor

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/361/25

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

6 September 2025

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/361/25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWLC 361

Judgment No.

LC/H/361/25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mr. Justice L.M. Murasi

Author

L.M. Murasi

Full Bench

L.M. Murasi

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Non-complianceCourt OrderStriking off rollCosts order

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application should be struck off the roll due to non-compliance with a previous court order","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's failure to pay costs as ordered in LC/H/519/25"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court has power to condition future proceedings on payment of costs","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's challenge to the validity of the cost order"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant filed an application without complying with a previous court order that required them to pay costs on an attorney/client scale before instituting new proceedings. The applicant had previously filed a "Conjoined Application for condonation and leave to appeal" which was struck off the roll as procedurally improper. The applicant has taken a conscious position not to abide by the court's cost order.

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