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Appeal, Leave to Appeal, Leave to Execute Pending Appeal re: Interlocutory Judgments & Nature and Effect of Relief Granted

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SC20-12 : ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY vs GIDEON MAGARAMOMBE and DEPUTY SHERIFF HARARE N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ

This is a Chamber application in which the applicant, the Zimbabwe Open University (hereinafter referred to as "the University"), seeks the following relief –(a) An order that the appeal, SC25-12, be heard on an urgent basis; and(b) A stay of the sale in execution of the University's property, attached in ...
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HH35-08 : BRETT LEONADES PISSAS vs HELEN LOUISE PISSAS
Ruled By: GOWORA J

The parties herein were formerly husband and wife. Two minor children were born from the union, namely, Anthony Christie Pissas (born 8th March 1994) and Dean Alexander Pissas (born 13th October 1995).On 2 November 2006, this Honourable Court granted a decree of divorce in favour of the respondent herein. The ...
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HH41-09 : NYASHA CHIKAFU vs DODHILL (PVT) LTD and SIMON KEEVIL and MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT
Ruled By: BERE J

Having heard the case involving the same parties in case number HC1028/09, in chambers, on 10 March 2009, I granted the following provisional order on 16 March 2009;“INTERIM RELIEFPending the confirmation of this matter, the applicants are granted the following relief:(a) That applicants' possession, use, and occupation of remainder of ...
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HH02-10 : JOHN RODGER & OTHERS vs FRIK MULLER & OTHERS
Ruled By: PATEL J

The first and second applicants are directors of the third applicant, which operates safari activities in the Zambezi Valley Area.The first and second respondents are directors of the third respondent, which is also a safari operator.The fourth respondent is the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (the Authority) responsible for ...
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HH89-09 : THE DIOCESAN TRUSTEES FOR THE DIOCESE OF HARARE vs THE CHURH OF THE PROVINCE OF CENTRAL AFRICA AND CHAD GANDIYA
Ruled By: BHUNU J

The parties are engaged in rather acrimonious litigation concerning the consecration of the second respondent as the Anglican Bishop of Harare, on 26th July 2009, done in the face of a Court Order barring such consecration. On 24 July 2009 HLATSHWAYO J..., issued a provisional order barring the first respondent in the following terms: “TERMS OF INTERIM ...
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HB38-09 : GREENFIELD NYONI vs MRS. L. P. ELMISSING and MR.M. M. ELMISSING
Ruled By: CHEDA J

This is an application for directions in the execution of the provisional order.The salient facts of the matter are that the applicant entered into a lease agreement with the respondents wherein he leased Shop Number 10 Njube Trading in 2003 and another shop in 2005 known as Jika Jika Bar, ...
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HB110-09 : EDGARS STORE LIMITED vs RAMSON (PVT) LTD and BHIMJI INVESTMENTS (PVT)LTD and THE MESSENGER OF COURT, HARARE
Ruled By: NDOU J

More importantly, an order granting leave to execute under section 40 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10] is interlocutory, and, accordingly, not appealable – Van Leggelo v Transvaal Cellocrete (Pty) Ltd 1953 (2) SA 287 (T); South Cape Corporation (Pty) Ltd v Engineering Management Services (Pvt) Ltd 1977 (3) SA 534 (A)..., and South ...
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HH04-10 : MYDALE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (PVT) LTD vs DR ROB KELLY and HAMMER AND TONGUES (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: GOWORA J

The first respondent herein had, under Case No. HC1049/09, instituted proceedings against the applicant and second respondent herein. On 30 March 2009, OMERJEE J issued an order as follows:“IT IS ORDERED THAT:1. Mydale International Marketing (Pvt) Ltd is entitled to receive from the second respondent and have in its custody ...
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SC45-13 : UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE vs KWANELE MURIEL JIRIRA and LOUIS MASUKO and DEPUTY SHERIFF HARARE
Ruled By: MALABA DCJ, GOWORA JA and PATEL JA

At the hearing of this matter, counsel for the respondents raised the preliminary points that the appeal was invalid and that the relief sought by the appellant was incompetent. His argument ran as follows.Firstly, the court a quo determined the application before it by holding that it was not urgent. Its finding as ...
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HH152-10 : MARATHON GROUP OF COMPANIES T/A HARRISON AND HUGHSON (PVT) LTD vs ALSTOM ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and MESSENGER OF COURT, HARARE
Ruled By: MUTEMA J

This is an urgent chamber application for a provisional order whose interim relief sought was couched in these terms:“1. That the second respondent be and is hereby ordered to stay ejectment of applicant from the premises known as 93 Coventry Road, Harare pending the hearing of this urgent application for ...
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HH180-10 : HAROON SALEMAMMED MOHAMED t./a HANAS HARDWARE AND ELECTRICAL vs SALEM ABDUL KARIM NOORMAHOMED and MESSENGER OF COURT, HARARE
Ruled By: MAWADZE J

The background facts of this matter are not outlined by both the applicant and the first respondent. After gleaning through the papers filed of record the brief facts of this matter can be summarized as follows - On 22 June 2010 the first respondent obtained an eviction order in the Magistrates' Court against the applicant on ...
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HH230-10 : KWIK-PAK (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs EDWARD MASHIRINGWANI and SHEPHERD MAKONI
Ruled By: KUDYA J

In September 2010, the file of proceedings was brought to my attention with a request that I reduce my reasons to writing as the first respondent had noted an appeal against the provisional order on 5 November 2009.
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HB02-11 : MELUSI NDLOVU vs P D S INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

I could not grant the relief sought as I queried how the applicant had appealed against the court a quo's order for leave to execute pending appeal which was clearly interlocutory and therefore not subject to appeal. South African Druggists Limited v Beecham Group PLC 1987 (4) SA 876 (T) and Masedza Ors ...
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HB106-10 : THWASILE NGWENYA vs MHLUPHEKI HLABANGANA and MESSENGER OF COURT
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

Thwasile Ngwenya obtained a provisional order for stay of execution under Case No. HC815/08 on the strength of his appeal against the eviction order issued by the Magistrates Court. Ideally, that application should have been made in the Magistrates Court by virtue of the provisions of section 40(3) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10] ...
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HH44-13 : DULLY HUNI vs GEORGE PEDZISAI FICHANI
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

It is trite that an appeal to the High Court, in terms of section 40 of the Magistrates' Court Act [Chapter 7:10], has the effect of suspending the order appealed against. The applicant has not suggested that the respondent is guilty of any conduct as would entitle him to the relief that he seeks. Quite ...
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HH45-13 : OLIVER MUSHUMA vs SWEEN MUSHONGA
Ruled By: HLATSHWAYO J and MAWADZE J

The respondent, in the heads of argument, did not seek to deal with the grounds of appeal as outlined by the appellant or rather the merits of the appeal. Instead, the respondent raised a single question of law, that is, whether or not the judgment of the court a quo rescinding the default judgment ...