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COMMERCIAL FARMERS' UNION & ORS v MINISTER OF LANDS & ORS 2010 (2) ZLR 576 (H)

2010 (2) ZLR p576

Citation

2010 (2) ZLR 576 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. S-31-10

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Chidyausiku CJ, Malaba DCJ, Ziyambi JA, Garwe JA& Cheda AJA

Heard

30 September 2010

Judgment

26 November 2010

Counsel

A P de Bourbon SC, for the applicants
P Machaya, with him N Mutsonziwa, for the respondents

Case Type

Constitutional application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Court - hierarchy of courts in Zimbabwe - Supreme Court - no appeal therefrom - SADC Tribunal - no appeal to Tribunal from Supreme Court - non-binding nature of SADC Tribunal's decisions

Land - acquisition - rural land - challenge to acquisition - courts having no jurisdiction to entertain challenge to acquisition -former owner of acquired land - no right to remain on land - offer letter or other document in respect of acquired land - rights given by such document - person to whom such document is issued has right to occupy land - right of such person to seek eviction order against former owner

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