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BHILA v THE MASTER & ORS 2015 (1) ZLR 762 (H)

2015 (1) ZLR p762

Citation

2015 (1) ZLR 762 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-549-15

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Mwayera J

Heard

20 January 2015; CAV

Judgment

28 May 2015

Counsel

Miss R Venge, for the applicant
C Mucheche, for the respondent

Case Type

Opposed application

Annotations

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Flynote

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – Declaration of Rights – protection against discrimination (s 56) – right not to be discriminated against on grounds of being born out of wedlock – common law provision denying right to illegitimate child to succeed to father's estate if he dies intestate – such provision unconstitutional

Succession – intestate – right of illegitimate child to succeed to father who dies intestate – common law provision denying such right unconstitutional

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