KIRSTEIN v REGISTRAR-GENERAL & ORS 2019 (3) ZLR 1275 (H)

2019 (3) ZLR p1275

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Constitutional law – citizenship – citizen of Zimbabwe by birth also citizen of Britain – application for Zimbabwean passport accepted but still being processed – entered Zimbabwe using British passport – fee charged by immigration authorities – whether authorities entitled to levy such charge – whether applicant had right to urgent passport – whether Finance Minister and Reserve Bank could be ordered to supply finance to enable processing of passports

Practice and procedure – parties – action against State – State Liabilities Act – s 8 – only applies to litigant claiming money from State – not applicable where applicant not claiming money or delivery of goods – locus standi – class action – to represent public litigant must bring class action – constitutional and human rights litigation potentially having community-wide implications – approach to be taken to issue of locus standi