MINISTER OF LANDS & ORS v COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION 2001 (2) ZLR 457 (S)
Citation | 2001 (2) ZLR 457 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-111-01 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Chidyausiku CJ, Ebrahim JA, Cheda JA, Ziyambi JA & Malaba JA |
Heard | 19 September 2001; 21 September 2001; 26 September2001 |
Judgment | 3 December 2001 |
Counsel | B Patel, with him M Majuru, for the applicants |
Case Type | Constitutional application |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 16 — protection against acquisition of property — s 17 — protection against arbitrary entry of persons onto one's premises — s 18(1) and 18(9) — protection of the law — Rural Land Occupiers (Protection of Eviction) Act — protection of land invaders from eviction — former owners of farms compulsorily acquired under Land Acquisition Act — no rights to enforce against invaders
Court — contempt — party allegedly in contempt approaching court for relief — what must be shown by party alleging contempt — court's discretion to hear alleged contemnor
Court — Supreme Court — composition — court sitting as constitutional court — court having no jurisdiction to reconstitute itself
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