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CCC10-22 : FRANCIS BERE vs JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION and SIMBI MUBAKO and REKAYI MAPOSA and TAKAWIRA NZOMBE and VIRGINIA MABHIZA and PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE and MINISTER OF JUSTICE
Ruled By: GARWE JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC and PATEL JCC

24 May and 19 October 2022 Procedural Law-viz appeal re leave to appeal iro Rule 32 of the Constitutional Court Rules.Procedural Law-viz constitutional application re leave ...

View Appeal CCC10-19 : THE STATE vs WILLARD CHOKURAMBA (JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN'S TRUST INTERVENING AS AMICUS CURIAE and ZIMBABWE LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTERVENING AS AMICUS CURIAE)
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, MAVANGIRA JCC, BHUNU JCC, UCHENA JCC and MAKONI AJCC

12 November 2015 and 3 April 2019 Constitutional Law-viz constitutionality of statutory provisions re the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act iro section 353 of the Criminal Procedure ...

CCC10-14 : DOUGLAS TAYLOR-FREEME vs THE SENIOR MAGISTRATE, CHINHOYI and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GARWE JA and CHEDA AJA

7 July 2011 and 8 October 2014 Land Acquisition-viz eviction re section 3 of the Gazetted Lands (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20:28].Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re section ...

CCC09-20 : TUNGAMIRAI NYENGERA vs THE STATE
Ruled By: MALABA CJ

5 November 2019 and 2 July 2020 Procedural Law-viz constitutional appeal re leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court iro Rule 32 of the Constitutional Court Rules, ...

CCC09-16 : BENARD WEKARE and MUSANGANO LODGE (PVT) LTD t/a MUSANGANO LODGE vs THE STATE and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE and ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Ruled By: MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

14 November 2014 and 20 July 2016 Broadcasting and Medial Law-viz possessing a television set without a viewer's licence re section 38(B(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act ...

CCC08-22 : IGNATIUS CHOMBO vs THE NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ruled By: GARWE JCC, MAKARAU JCC and PATEL JCC

22 March 2022 and 27 July 2022 Indictment-viz arrest re pre-trial violation of constitutional rights.Charge-viz detention re pretrial constitutional rights violations.Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re admissions ...

CCC08-20 : FEATHERS MUKONDO vs THE STATE
Ruled By: MALABA CJ

19 July 2019 and 2 July 2020 Procedural Law-viz constitutional application re direct access to the Constitutional Court iro Rule 21 of the Constitutional Court Rules, S.I.61 ...

CCC08-16 : OBEDIAH MAKONI vs COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS and MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, MAVANGIRA JCC, BHUNU JCC, UCHENA JCC and CHITAKUNYE AJCC

27 January and 13 July 2016 Sentencing-viz sentencing approach re Presidential pardon.Sentencing-viz sentencing approach re commutation of sentence iro section 121 of the Prisons Act [Chapter ...

CCC07-21 : MARX MUPUNGU vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and OTHERS
Ruled By: GWAUNZA ACJ, GARWE JCC, MAKARAU JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHAWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC and GUVAVA AJCC

14 and 16 July and 22 September 2021 Procedural Law-viz recusal re judicial bias.Procedural Law-viz recusal re institutional bias.Procedural Law-viz recusal re judicial bias iro the presumption of ...

CCC07-17 : TOM BEATTIE FARMS (PRIVATE) LIMITED aka CHIGWELL ESTATE and THOMAS BEATTIE vs IGNATIUS MUGOVA and ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, CHEDA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

19 and 31 March 2009: JUDGMENT RELEASED ON 16 March 2017 Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral.Land Acquisition-viz section 277 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23].Land Acquisition-viz section 3 ...

CCC07-15 : DANIS KONSON vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

11 March and 22 July 2015 Constitutional Law-viz constitutional referral.Murder-viz murder with actual intent.Domestic Violence-viz murder.Murder-viz gender based violence.Procedural Law-viz appeal re automatic appeal.Procedural Law-viz court ...

CCC06-15 : ANNA CHIHAVA and BOAS MAPUVA and ZISHE CHIZANI vs THE PROVINCIAL MAGISTRATE FRANCIS MAPFUMO N.O. and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, GUVAVA JCC and CHIWESHE AJCC

11 June 2014 and 15 July 2015 Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an official capacity iro nominus offciae.Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an ...

CCC05-22 : GOVATI MHORA vs EMMACULATA MHORA
Ruled By: PATEL JCC

8 June and 5 July 2022 Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re candidness with the court.Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re being candid with the court.Procedural ...

CCC05-16 : PITTY MPOFU and SAMUKELISIWE MLILO vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

18 February 2015 and 15 June 2016 Deliberate Transmission of HIV/AIDS-viz section 79 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re ...

CCC04-22 : JOANAH MAMOMBE and CECILIA CHIMBIRU vs FAITH MUSHURE N.O. and THE STATE
Ruled By: MAKARAU JCC

27 April and 10 June 2022 Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an official capacity iro nominee officii.Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an ...

CCC04-17 : JABULANI SIBANDA vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

10 June 2015 and 17 March 2017 Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re section 175(4) of the Constitution.Undermining the Authority of or Insulting the President-viz section 33(2)(b) of ...

CCC04-14 : JENNIFER WILLIAMS and MAGODONGA MAHLANGU and CLARA MANJENGWA and CELINA MADUKANI vs CO-MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS and COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, GARWE JA, MAKARAU JA GOWORA JA and OMERJEE AJA

14 June 2012 and 5 June 2014 Sentencing-viz sentencing approach re prison conditions.Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re inspection in loco.Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re findings ...

CCC03-22 : DIANA KAWENDA vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MAKARAU JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC and PATEL JCC

16 November 2021 and 24 May 2022 Children Violations-viz sexual exploitation re section 81 of the Constitution.Accessory-viz section 76 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act ...

CCC03-21 : PRAYMORE MAKANDA vs MAGISTRATE SANDE N.O. and MAGISTRATE KADYE N.O. and MAGISTRATE NDIRAYA N.O. and THE STATE
Ruled By: GOWORA AJCC, HLATSHWAYO AJCC and PATEL AJCC

22 March 2021 and 17 May 2021 Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an official capacity iro nominee officii.Procedural Law-viz citation re party acting in an ...

CCC03-20 : LOVERAGE MAKOTO vs T.K. MAHWE N.O. and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Ruled By: MALABA CJ

19 October 2019 and 8 January 2020 Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re section 175 of the Constitution.Banking Violations-viz money laundering re section 8 of the Money Laundering ...

CCC03-17 : CUTHBERT CHAWIRA and OTHERS vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ruled By: MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, BHUNU JCC and UCHENA JCC

13 January 2016 and 20 March 2017 Sentencing-viz incarceration re death sentence iro the constitutional right to life.Sentencing-viz detention re death row iro constitutional right to life.Sentencing-viz ...

CCC03-15 : BERNARD MANYARA vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, PATEL JA and GUVAVA JA

19 February 2014 and 9 March 2015 Indictment-viz constitutional rights re criminal prosecution within a reasonable time period iro permanent stay of prosecution.Charge-viz constitutional rights re speedy ...

CCC03-13 : DOUGLAS MUZANENHAMO vs OFFICER IN CHARGE CID LAW AND ORDER and OTHERS
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, PATEL JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, CHIWESHE AJA and GUVAVA AJA

24 May and 14 November 2013 Sentencing-viz prison conditions.Sentencing-viz incarceration conditions.Indictment-viz constitutional rights re pre-indictment constitutional rights violations iro incarceration conditions.Charge-viz constitutional rights re pre-indictment constitutional ...

CCC02-22 : MUTUMWA MAWERE and OTHERS vs TICHAONA MUPASIRI and OTHERS
Ruled By: MAKARAU JCC

25 February 2022; 3 and 9 March 2022 Procedural Law-viz recusal re judicial bias.Procedural Law-viz recusal re judicial bias iro the presumption of judicial impartiality.Procedural Law-viz contempt of ...

CCC02-20 : JOSEPH CHANI vs JUSTICE HLEKANI MWAYERA and MICHAEL MUGABE and MUSUTAMI CHIFAMUNA and NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY
Ruled By: MALABA CJ

26 July 2019 and 8 January 2020 Procedural Law-viz rules of evidence re police investigations.Indictment-viz constitutional rights re the right to a fair trial iro criminal prosecution.Murder-viz ...

CCC02-18 : GREATERMANS STORES (1979) (PVT) LTD t/a THOMAS MEIKLES STORES and MEIKLES HOSPITALITY (PVT) LTD vs THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Ruled By: MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC, MAVANGIRA JCC and UCHENA JCC

21 September 2016 and 28 March 2018 Procedural Law-viz rules of construction re statutory provision iro retrospective legislation.Procedural Law-viz rules of interpretation re application of statutory provisions ...

CCC02-17 : KENNY MURRAY vs DONALD NDIROWEI N.O. and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL and THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, MAVANGIRA AJCC, CHIWESHE AJCC and MAKONI AJCC

2 July 2014 JUDGMENT RELEASED ON 28 February 2017 Criminal Insult-viz section 95(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].Constitutional Law-viz constitutionality of statutory provisions re ...

CCC02-15 : NEVANJI MADANHIRE and NQABA MATSHAZI vs ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, PATEL JA and GUVAVA JA

24 September 2014 and 19 February 2015 Criminal Defamation-viz section 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].

CCC02-14 : NEVANJI MADANHIRE and NQABA MATSHAZI vs ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, PATEL JA and GUVAVA JA

9 October 2013 and 12 June 2014 Criminal Defamation-viz section 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].

CCC01-17 : FREDRICK MUTANDA vs THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE and THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION OF ZIMBABWE and THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE and THE REGIONAL MAGISTRATE, MR N. MUPEYIWA N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

28 May 2014 JUDGMENT RELEASED ON 28 February 2017 Indictment-viz amendment of charges.Summons-viz amendment of charges.Charges-viz exception to charges.Indictment-viz exception to charges.Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re section 175(4) of ...

CCC01-16 : WILLIAM ARCHIBALD STANDER vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, GWAUNZA JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, GUVAVA JA, MAVANGIRA AJA, CHIWESHE AJA and MAKONI AJA

9 July 2014 Land Acquisition-viz section 3 of the Gazetted Lands (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20:28].Procedural Law-viz constitutional referral re section 175(4) of ...

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