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Bulawayo High Court
Blanket Mine (1983) (Pvt) Ltd v Fisani Moyo and Valentine Mine (Represented by Thomson Moyo) and Zimbabwe Republic Police Matabeleland South Gwanda and Provincial Mining Director Matabeleland South N.O
HB 160/21
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
31 August 2021
Citation
HB 160/21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHB 160
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
Kabasa J
Full Bench
Kabasa J
Areas of Law
Property lawMining lawCivil procedure
Keywords
Spoliation orderMining claimPossessionEvictionUrgent chamber application
Tags
SpoliationMining claimsPossessionUrgent application
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application properly before court as an urgent spoliation application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Form used, certificate of urgency, service of papers"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether a juristic person can be guilty of spoliation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"2nd respondent is a company, acted through natural persons"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether there are material disputes of fact requiring oral evidence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Ownership dispute, conflicting claims to mining claim"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application is disguised eviction proceeding incapable of urgent hearing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Relief sought includes eviction of respondents"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant was in peaceful and undisturbed possession at time of alleged spoliation","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Temporary cessation of drilling, mental attitude toward property"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant was unlawfully deprived of possession","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents took occupation during temporary cessation"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, Blanket Mine, sought a spoliation order against respondents who had allegedly taken unlawful possession of its mining claim Valentine 56. The applicant had been conducting diamond drilling operations from 2020 until May 2021 when operations were temporarily ceased, during which time the respondents allegedly forcefully took occupation.
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