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Masvingo High Court
Beatrice Tele Mtetwa v Judicial Service Commission and Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa N.O. (President of the Republic of Zimbabwe)
HC 282-18
Case Details
Court
Masvingo High Court
Date
16 March 2022
Citation
HC 282-18
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHMA 18
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Zisengwe J
Full Bench
Zisengwe J
Areas of Law
Constitutional LawAdministrative LawPublic Law
Keywords
Section 180 of ConstitutionJudicial appointmentsSupreme Court vacanciesPublic interviewsMootness
Tags
Judicial appointmentsConstitutional interpretationPublic interest litigationAccess to information
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 1
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 2
- Administrative Justice Act
- State Liabilities Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the dispute regarding appointment of two additional Supreme Court judges from the 2016 list had become moot","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Four judges from original list later elevated; Supreme Court bench filled"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Section 180 requires three names per position or minimum of three names total","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Eight names submitted for four positions"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the President violated the Constitution by appointing only two judges","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Four positions advertised but only two filled"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant challenged the appointment of only two Supreme Court judges instead of four advertised vacancies in 2016, seeking disclosure of interview records and compelling appointment of two additional judges from the submitted list.
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