Dr Daniel Shumba v Chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and Robert Gabriel Mugabe

HH 116/08

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

10 December 2008

Citation

HH 116/08

Neutral Citation

[2008] ZWHH 116

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Makoni J

Full Bench

Makoni J

Areas of Law

Electoral lawAdministrative law

Keywords

Election petitionCondonationElectoral ActPresidential electionTime limits

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Does the Electoral Court have jurisdiction to entertain an application for condonation for late filing of an election petition?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Petition filed after 30-day period under s 111(1)"}
{"issue_text":"Is the 30-day period in s 111(1) of the Electoral Act peremptory or directory?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Petition filed 57 days after election results"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a presidential aspirant, sought condonation for late filing of an election petition challenging the 2008 presidential election results. His nomination papers were rejected as late, and he pursued various legal challenges culminating in a Supreme Court constitutional application decided on 1 August 2008, after the 30-day election petition period had expired.

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