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Harare High Court
Kerina Naome Songore v Minister of Mines and Mining Development (N.O) and The Provincial Mining Director for Midlands Province (N.O) and Zedias Nene
HH 455-22
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
13 July 2022
Citation
HH 455-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 455
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Bachi-Mzawazi J
Full Bench
Bachi-Mzawazi J
Areas of Law
Administrative LawMining Law
Keywords
mining claim forfeitureadministrative justicenotice requirementsnatural justice
Tags
mining rightsadministrative justiceforfeiturenotice requirements
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Administration of Justice Act
- Mines and Minerals Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 of 2013
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant satisfied requirements for an interdict","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant's mining rights were forfeited without notice"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents acted lawfully in forfeiting mining claims","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No notice was given before forfeiture"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, holder of mining rights in Zhombe, had her mining claims forfeited for failure to submit statutory inspection fees. She challenged the forfeiture arguing she was not lawfully notified and denied opportunity to make representations as required by administrative justice principles.
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