University of Zimbabwe v Kwanele N. Jirira & Louis Masuko

SC 12/18

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

15 June 2016

Citation

SC 12/18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWSC 12

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

BHUNU JA

Full Bench

BHUNU JA

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Leave to appealLabour CourtCondonationExtension of timeRescission of judgment

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has shown good cause for the inordinate delay in approaching the Supreme Court and whether it exhausted domestic remedies","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The delay of over two and a half years between the Labour Court order and the Supreme Court application; the failure to apply for rescission in the Labour Court"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's grounds of appeal raise a point of law as required by section 92F of the Labour Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no (court found no merit in the application generally)","related_facts":"The applicant's complaint about lack of reasons for the dismissal order"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a tertiary educational institution, dismissed two former research fellows for misconduct. The arbitrator ordered reinstatement, which the applicant appealed without success. The applicant failed to reinstate, leading to a quantification of damages. The applicant's subsequent appeal against the quantification award was dismissed by the Labour Court for late filing of heads of argument. The applicant then approached the Supreme Court for leave to appeal more than two and a half years later without first seeking rescission in the Labour Court.

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