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Harare High Court
Supervision Housing Cooperative Society Limited v City of Harare
HH 13-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
20 January 2021
Citation
HH 13-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 13
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
TAGU J
Full Bench
TAGU J
Areas of Law
Property LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
land invasiondemolitionevictionurgencydirty hands doctrineinterdict
Tags
land invasiondemolitionevictionurgent application
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Regional, Town and Country Planning Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application meets the requirements of urgency under court rules","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's delay in approaching court, knowledge of court order since June 2019"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant is approaching court with clean hands given illegal land invasion","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Unauthorized land invasion, construction without permits"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a housing cooperative, invaded land belonging to the City of Harare and parcelled out residential stands without authority. After obtaining a default judgment in HC 11374/18, the City announced plans to demolish structures and evict residents, prompting the cooperative to file an urgent application for an interdict.
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