Alois Chimeri v Nhlanhla Nguluve

HH 6-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

5 January 2017

Citation

HH 6-17

Neutral Citation

[2017] ZWHH 6

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

TSANGA J

Full Bench

TSANGA J

Areas of Law

Property LawSpoliation

Keywords

spoliation orderpeaceful possessionself-helpfarm leaseeviction

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicant was in peaceful and undisturbed possession entitling him to spoliation order","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's lease history, alleged dispossession in December 2016"}
{"issue_text":"Whether Minister should have been joined as party","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Minister's interest in farm, pending eviction application"}
{"issue_text":"Whether constitutional provision ousting court jurisdiction applies","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 72(3) Constitution, nature of land dispute"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought a spoliation order claiming he was unlawfully dispossessed of Turner Farm in Zvimba which he had been renting from the Ministry of Lands and Rural Settlement since 2011. The respondent opposed, arguing the applicant's lease was cancelled in 2014 and he had been in lawful occupation since November 2014.

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