SHUMBA & ANOR v ZEC & ANOR 2008 (2) ZLR 65 (S)
Citation | 2008 (2) ZLR 65 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-11-08 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Chidyausiku CJ, Sandura JA, Ziyambi JA, Malaba JA & Garwe JA |
Heard | 22 May 2008 |
Judgment | 1 August 2008 |
Counsel | R M Fitches, for the applicants |
Case Type | Constitutional application |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 – Declaration of Rights – s 24(1) – application to Supreme Court – when may be brought – proceedings commenced in lower court – lower court declining jurisdiction – no proceedings before that court – applicant entitled to bring application under s 24(1)
Elections – election petition – time limits – failure to comply with – High Court has no power to condone such failure
Election – nomination – rejection of nomination papers – papers rejected on the grounds that they were submitted after nomination had closed – remedies open to candidate disputing nomination officer's decision
Practice and procedure – parties – citation – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission – requirement to cite chairperson, not Commission itself – citation of Commission – whether fatal to proceedings
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