The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe v Abedinico Bhebhe and Njabulo Mguni and Norman Mpofu

HH 110-13

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

8 April 2013

Citation

HH 110-13

Neutral Citation

[2013] ZWHH 110

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Chiweshe JP

Full Bench

Chiweshe JP

Areas of Law

Electoral LawConstitutional LawAdministrative Law

Keywords

by-electionsparliamentary vacanciesconstitutional timelineharmonised elections

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court has jurisdiction to excuse compliance with its own order","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Court previously granted extensions, now asked to excuse entirely"}
{"issue_text":"Whether compliance with the by-election order remains reasonable and practical","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parliament dissolves 29 June 2013, by-elections need 71 days, winners would serve 12-25 days"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application is urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application brought close to 31 March 2013 deadline"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The President sought to be excused from complying with a court order to hold by-elections in three constituencies before 31 March 2013, arguing that Parliament would dissolve on 29 June 2013 and harmonised elections would be held by that date, making the by-elections impractical and economically wasteful.

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