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CHINANZVAVANA v MINISTER OF JUSTICE & ORS 2019 (1) ZLR 581 (H)

2019 (1) ZLR p581

Citation

2019 (1) ZLR 581 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HMa-13-19

Court

High Court, Masvingo

Judge

Mafusire J

Heard

31 January 2019; 15 February 2019

Judgment

13 March 2019

Counsel

L T. Biti, for the applicant
K Chimiti, for the respondents

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – constitutional commissions – National Peace and Reconciliation Commission – life span – ten years from date of establishment of Commission

Constitutional law –interpretation – golden rule and avoidance of absurdity – life span of a constitutional commission – life span of commission stipulated as being ten years "after" effective date – meaning – life span beginning at establishment of commission, not at effective date

Practice and procedure – pleading – necessity of filing opposing papers – respondents only raising defence in limine in response to application – such manner of pleading not provided for in rules

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