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Supreme Court
Brian Makwabarara v (1) City of Harare (2) Mr E. Nyakurerewa (3) Mrs L. Johnson (4) Newton Spicer
SC 139/20
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
21 October 2020
Citation
SC 139/20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWSC 139
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Condonation
Bench
Presiding
MATHONSI JA
Full Bench
MATHONSI JA
Areas of Law
Administrative LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
condonationextension of timereinstatement of appealsubdivision permitaudi alteram partem
Tags
subdivision permitadministrative appealcondonationreinstatement
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Regional, Town and Country Planning Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant should be granted condonation for failing to apply for reinstatement within the 15-day period provided by Rule 70(2)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application filed 18 August 2020, two months after 22 June 2020 deadline"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has shown good prospects of success on the intended appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Challenge to Administrative Court interpretation of s 40(4) of Regional, Town and Country Planning Act"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant objected to a subdivision permit granted by City of Harare to the second respondent for a property in Chisipite. After losing in the Administrative Court, he appealed to the Supreme Court but failed to pay for the appeal record within the required time, causing his appeal to be deemed abandoned. He then failed to apply for reinstatement within the 15-day period provided by the rules.
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