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Harare High Court

Inverangus (Pvt) Ltd v Alice Sunga and 34 Others

HH 466-17

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
18 July 2017
Citation
HH 466-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 466
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application

Bench

Presiding
Zhou J
Full Bench
Zhou J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureRescission of Judgment
Keywords
dismissal for want of prosecutionrescission applicationdefault judgmentdelay in prosecution
Tags
rescission of judgmentdismissal for want of prosecutiondefault judgment
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • High Court Rules, 1971
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the respondents' delay in prosecuting their rescission application justified dismissal for want of prosecution","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Five-month delay in filing answering affidavit; over 30-day delay in filing heads of argument; inadequate explanation for delays"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondents filed an application for rescission of judgment under case no. HC 5801/16 seeking to set aside a default judgment granted on 6 April 2016. After the applicant filed its notice of opposition on 23 June 2016, the respondents took five months to file their answering affidavit and a further three weeks to file heads of argument. The applicant then brought this application for dismissal for want of prosecution.
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