Chiratidzo Lorraine Jeyacheya (In her capacity as the Executrix Dative of the Estate Late Eunice Jeyacheya) v City of Kwekwe and Minister of Local Government, Public Works & National Housing N.O. and Registrar of Deeds N.O. and The Deputy Sheriff of the High Court of Zimbabwe N.O.

HB 154/22

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

16 June 2022

Citation

HB 154/22

Neutral Citation

[2022] ZWHB 154

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

KABASA J

Full Bench

KABASA J

Areas of Law

Administrative LawProperty LawLocal Government Law

Keywords

Ministerial directiveCouncil housingTitle deedsGenuine and deserving tenantUrban Councils Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has a clear right to transfer of the council house based on the 2015 ministerial directive","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"20+ years tenancy, ministerial directive, council's discretion"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the council properly exercised its discretion in determining the applicant was not a genuine and deserving tenant","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employment-related tenancy, council's discretion under directive"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the court should interfere with the council's exercise of discretion","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Judicial deference principles, reasonableness of council's decision"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, as executrix dative of the late Eunice Jeyacheya's estate, sought an order compelling the City of Kwekwe to transfer a council house to her name based on a 2015 ministerial directive requiring local authorities to issue title deeds to genuine and deserving tenants who had rented council accommodation for over 20 years. Eunice Jeyacheya had been employed by the council from 1981 to 2016 and lived in the house throughout that period.

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