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Harare High Court
Paul Kadzima v Willard Chimbetete
HH 75-2008
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
20 August 2008
Citation
HH 75-2008
Neutral Citation
[2008] ZWHH 75
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Petition
Bench
Presiding
MTSHIYA J
Full Bench
MTSHIYA J
Areas of Law
Electoral LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
election petitionservice of petitionElectoral Actpersonal service
Tags
election petitionservice of processelectoral dispute
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Electoral Act
- Electoral Act
- Interpretation Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether service of a petition on respondent's legal practitioner is proper service in terms of section 169 of the Electoral Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Petition served on legal practitioners, not personally on respondent"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The petitioner, an unsuccessful candidate in the March 2008 parliamentary elections, filed an election petition challenging the result. The petition was served on the respondent's legal practitioners rather than personally on the respondent as required by section 169 of the Electoral Act.
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