MHANYAMI FISHING & TRANSPORT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD & ORS v DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY & ORS 2011 (1) ZLR 555 (H)

2011 (1) ZLR p555

Flynote

Administrative law – administrative decisions and acts – proceedings brought in terms of Administrative Justice Act [Chapter 10:28] – High Court's powers – court not entitled to substitute decision of administrative authority with its own decision

Administrative law – review – exhaustion of domestic remedies – principles – when court should withhold its jurisdiction until domestic remedies are exhausted – relevant legislation providing effective redress – court declining jurisdiction

Practice and procedure – affidavit – authorization of deponent – failure by deponent to assert that deponent on behalf of an artificial person had been authorized – other party raising issue of authorization – steps to be taken to deal with issue

Practice and procedure – parties – citation of – Parks and Wild Life Management Authority – Authority itself and Board should be cited