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Supreme Court
Edward Mudyavanhu v Cairns Foods Limited
SC 23/24
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
1 January 2024
Citation
SC 23/24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWSC 23
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MAKONI JA
Full Bench
MAKONI JAMATHONSI JACHATUKUTA JA
Areas of Law
Labour lawCivil procedureFunctus officio principle
Keywords
struck off the rollreinstatementPractice Direction 3 of 2013rule 36 Labour Court Rulesfunctus officio
Tags
wrongful dismissaldamages quantificationreinstatement applicationfunctus officio
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Court Rules, 2017
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred in striking off reinstatement application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application brought two years after order; matter previously determined"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellant sought reinstatement of application for valuation of damages awarded in 2009 Zimbabwean dollars. Labour Court struck matter off roll as functus officio. Supreme Court dismissed appeal, holding matter finally determined and court lacked jurisdiction to revisit.
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