MARAWA v MINISTER OF TRANSPORT & ORS 2000 (2) ZLR 225 (S)
Citation | 2000 (2) ZLR 225 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-75-00 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Ebrahim JA, Muchechetere JA and Sandura JA |
Heard | 26 June 2000 |
Judgment | 15 September 2000 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon SC, for the appellant |
Case Type | Civil appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Administrative law — review — decision of statutory authority — appointment by authority of manager — requirement for manager to have specific qualifications — authority choosing person lacking such qualifications in preference to person who had them — irrationality of such decision
Aviation — Civil Aviation Authority — Board of Authority — composition — requirements — need for Minister to appoint persons with knowledge of civil aviation — mandatory requirement for appointment of person with knowledge of law — Board appointed without such persons a nullity — suitability of persons for appointment to board — suitability must relate to functions Authority is to carry out — transfer of personnel from former Department of Civil Aviation to Authority — no automatic transfer and no requirement that persons transferred be appointed to equivalent position in Authority
Constitutional law — statutory authorities — appointment of members of board by relevant Minister — limits on Minister's discretion as to who may be appointed
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