Munyaradzi Simbarashe Kachere v Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and The Civil Service Commission

LC/H/250/20

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

6 November 2020

Citation

LC/H/250/20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWLC 250

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Mhuri J

Full Bench

Mhuri J

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedureState liability

Keywords

improper citationMinister vs MinistryState Liabilities Actstriking offpreliminary point

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's failure to cite the Minister instead of the Ministry as required by Section 3 of the State Liabilities Act was fatal to the appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The 1st respondent was cited as Ministry instead of Minister; appellant conceded the error"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant appealed against a disciplinary decision. The 1st respondent raised a preliminary point that it was improperly cited as "Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development" instead of the "Minister" as required by Section 3 of the State Liabilities Act. The appellant conceded the error but argued it could be cured.

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