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Harare High Court
Rio Zim Limited v Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs (N.O) and Minister of Mines and Mining Development
HH 500-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
15 September 2021
Citation
HH 500-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 500
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
CHITAPI J
Full Bench
CHITAPI J
Areas of Law
Administrative LawMining LawConstitutional Law
Keywords
cantonment areastatutory instrumentmining claimsadministrative justicereview application
Tags
administrative reviewstatutory instrument challengemining rightscantonment area
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Defence Act
- Administrative Justice Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- High Court Act
- High Court Rules
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant complied with Rule 257 of the High Court Rules in stating grounds for review","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The grounds of review as stated in the application"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant had locus standi to bring the review application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant's alleged loss of title to mining claims"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the review application was competent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of the application filed"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Rio Zim Limited challenged the validity of Statutory Instrument 145/2018 which declared a cantonment area covering its mining claims. The company sought review of the Minister of Defence's decision, arguing it was unlawful, irrational, and procedurally unfair.
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