Wellington Madade v National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/186/24

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

25 January 2024

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/186/24

Neutral Citation

[2024] ZWLC 186

Judgment No.

LC/H/186/24

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Condonation

Bench

Presiding

G. Musariri

Full Bench

G. Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

CondonationLeave to appealLabour Court Rules 2017Rule 43Time limits

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court has jurisdiction to entertain an application for condonation for late filing of an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant filed condonation application 1½ months out of time; Rule 43 does not provide for condonation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application should be dismissed on procedural grounds","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent raised point in limine regarding lack of jurisdiction"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Applicant sought condonation for late filing of an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, which was due by 17 October 2023 but filed on 1 December 2023. The court dismissed the application on the basis that the Labour Court Rules do not provide for condonation applications in respect of leave to appeal applications to the Supreme Court.

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