PIO v SMITH 1986 (2) ZLR 120 (S)
Citation | 1986 (2) ZLR 120 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Dumbutshena CJ, Beck JA & McNally JA |
Heard | 5 August 1986 |
Judgment | 9 September 1986 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon SC for the appellant |
Case Type | Civil appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — elections — rejection of ballot paper setting aside election — court reluctant to do so — costs.
Interpretation of statutes — reading "a" for "the" — reading provision couched in negative as if couched in positive — interpretation to advance intention of legislature.
Legislation — Electoral Act 1979, ss 63(2), 79(3)(e), 79(3)(d), 156; Electoral (Modification) Regulations SI 155A of 1985, s 6(1)(a).
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