MPOFU v DELTA BEVERAGES (PVT) LTD 2014 (2) ZLR 305 (H)
Citation | 2014 (2) ZLR 305 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HB-131-14 |
Court | High Court, Bulawayo |
Judge | Takuva J |
Heard | 22 January & 20 August 2014; CAV |
Judgment | 11 September 2014 |
Counsel | K Ngwenya, for the applicant |
Case Type | Opposed application |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – Declaration of Rights – right not to be tried again in respect of act for which previously convicted or acquitted (s 70(1)(m)) – such right not applicable to civil proceedings arising out of same act
Criminal procedure – plea – autrefois acquit or autrefois convict – applicability – plea only applies to subsequent criminal proceedings arising out of same facts – not applicable to civil proceedings, including disciplinary proceedings in employment cases
Employment – disciplinary proceedings – offender already acquitted by criminal court on same facts – not a bar to institution of disciplinary proceedings under code of conduct
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