BENNETT v CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS OFFICER, CHIMANIMANI CONSTITUENCY & ORS 2005 (1) ZLR 258 (E)
Citation | 2005 (1) ZLR 258 (E) |
Case No | Judgment No. EP-1-05 |
Court | Electoral Court, Harare |
Judge | Uchena J |
Heard | 8 March 2005 |
Judgment | 15 March 2005 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon SC, for the appellant |
Case Type | Appeal from the Nomination Court |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe — Parliament — proceedings of Parliament sitting as a court — not a court of law as envisaged by s 18(2) of the Constitution
Election — candidate — eligibility — must be eligible for registration as voter — person sentenced to imprisonment for six months or more — person sentenced by Parliament for disciplinary reasons — not sentenced by a court of law — eligible for registration as voter and thus eligible as candidate for Parliament
Statutes — Privileges, Immunities and Powers of Parliament Act [Chapter 2:08] — contempt of Parliament — fracas in the House — power of Parliament to decide whether to deal with such a disturbance itself or to refer it to the Attorney-General as an offence — power of Parliament to regulate its internal affairs
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