Langton Nkomo v The Commissioner General of Police and Propol Matabeleland South and Senior Assistant Commissioner C. Ncube and The Officer in Charge Camps and Hostels and Inspector Mabhugu

HH 85-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

15 February 2017

Citation

HH 85-17

Neutral Citation

[2017] ZWHH 85

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

TAGU J

Full Bench

TAGU J

Areas of Law

Administrative lawConstitutional lawPolice regulations

Keywords

Police accommodationEviction without noticeTransferProperty rights

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the eviction of the applicant from police accommodation without court order violated constitutional rights","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant locked out of house without court order"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was given adequate notice to vacate police accommodation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Radio messages sent in December 2016 and January 2017"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a police sergeant, was transferred from Gwanda to Bulawayo in September 2014 but continued occupying a five-roomed house at Gwanda New Police Camp. In January 2017, he found his property locked inside the house with locks changed. He approached the court urgently claiming unlawful eviction without notice or court order.

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