CHINANZVAVANA v MINISTER OF JUSTICE & ORS 2019 (1) ZLR 581 (H)
Citation | 2019 (1) ZLR 581 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HMa-13-19 |
Court | High Court, Masvingo |
Judge | Mafusire J |
Heard | 31 January 2019; 15 February 2019 |
Judgment | 13 March 2019 |
Counsel | L T. Biti, for the applicant |
Case Type | Civil application |
Annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – constitutional commissions – National Peace and Reconciliation Commission – life span – ten years from date of establishment of Commission
Constitutional law –interpretation – golden rule and avoidance of absurdity – life span of a constitutional commission – life span of commission stipulated as being ten years "after" effective date – meaning – life span beginning at establishment of commission, not at effective date
Practice and procedure – pleading – necessity of filing opposing papers – respondents only raising defence in limine in response to application – such manner of pleading not provided for in rules
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