ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ANOR v COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE & ORS 2014 (1) ZLR 405 (S)
Citation | 2014 (1) ZLR 405 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. CC-3-14 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Chidyausiku CJ, Malaba DCJ, Ziyambi JA, Gwaunza JA, Garwe JA, Gowora JA, Hlatshwayo JA, Patel JA and Chiweshe AJA |
Heard | 26 July 2013; CAV |
Judgment | 26 March 2014 |
Counsel | T Kanengoni, with him C Nyika, for the applicants. |
Case Type | Constitution application |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Elections – special early voting for members of disciplined forces – date set for such voting – substantial proportion of such members unable to do vote for various logistical reasons – Electoral Commission entitled to authorise such persons to vote on date of general election
Interpretation of statutes – presumption of constitutionality – need to interpret statute in such a way as to give effect to Constitution – interpretation that would result in a violation of Constitutional right not permissible – avoidance of glaring absurdity – departure of ordinary effect of words so as to avoid a glaring absurdity – the mischief rule – application of the rule in the interpretation of statutes
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