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CHIGOWA v MUNICIPALITY OF MARONDERA 1990 (2) ZLR 121 (H)

1990 (2) ZLR p121

Citation

1990 (2) ZLR 121 (H)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Smith J

Heard

5 July 1990

Judgment

25 July 1990

Counsel

E Chatikobo for the applicant
D P Drury for the respondent

Case Type

Notice of motion

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Employment — suspension of local authority employee — only senior official can suspend if it is desirable that the employee should not carry on working.

Summary dismissal — the Council can dismiss an employee summarily on any ground which in law justifies dismissal without notice — Council still enjoined to hold an inquiry before effecting summary dismissal.

Urban Councils Act [Chapter 214] — s 90 (7), (10) & (13) considered.

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