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MURINGI v AIR ZIMBABWE CORPORATION & ORS 1997 (1) ZLR 357 (H)

1997 (1) ZLR p357

Citation

1997 (1) ZLR 357 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-60-97

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Robinson J

Heard

26 March 1997

Judgment

9 April 1997

Counsel

J C Andersen SC, for the applicant
A P de Bourbon SC, for the first respondent
Miss Y Dondo, for the second and third respondents

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Administrative law — bias — avoidance of — Minister having been member of Cabinet which approved termination of employment of general manager of a parastatal — same Minister subsequently being asked under labour legislation to approve termination — Minister disqualified on grounds of bias from dealing with matter

Aviation — Air Zimbabwe Corporation — general manager — whether Corporation's Board required to obtain approval of Minister of Transport to dismiss general manager

Employment — contract — termination — on notice — application to Minister for approval of termination — Minister obliged to observe rules of natural justice and give employee an opportunity to make representations — nature of representations that must be allowed

Employment — Labour Relations (General Conditions of Employment) (Termination of Employment) Regulations 1985 — application to Minister for approval of termination of contract of employment — whether Minister may delegate power to grant approval

Employment — wrongful dismissal — reinstatement — court's discretion as to whether to order reinstatement — general manager of parastatal — Government and Board having lost confidence and trust in him — reinstatement wholly inappropriate

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