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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION 2000 (1) ZLR 503 (H)

2000 (1) ZLR p503

Citation

2000 (1) ZLR 503 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-84-00

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Chinhengo J

Heard

10 April 2000

Judgment

13 April 2000

Counsel

P A Chinamasa, Attorney-General, for the applicant
A P de Bourbon SC, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 18(1) — protection of law — duty of police to afford such protection — separation of powers — relationship to rule of law — relevance to failure of police to take action where normally action would be taken

Police — duties — duty to enforce law and protect constitutional right to protection of the law — duty to disregard ministerial or other orders to the contrary

Practice and procedure — order — by consent — must be complied with — timeous application in which explanation offered for non-compliance — effect of

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