Chegutu Rural District Council v Zimbabwe Rural District Council Workers & Anor

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IN THE LABOUR COURT OF ZIMBABWE
JUDGMENT NO LC/H/615/2013
HARARE, 9 MAY 2013 & 22 NOVEMBER 2013
CASE NO LC/H/560/2012
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IN THE LABOUR COURT OF ZIMBABWE	 JUDGMENT NO LC/H/615/2013

HARARE, 9 MAY 2013 & 22 NOVEMBER	     CASE NO LC/H/560/2012

2013

In the matter between:-

CHEGUTU RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL		APPELLANT

Versus

ZIMBABWE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL		RESPONDENT

WORKERS & ANOR

Before The Honourable L Kudya	:	Judge

For the Appellant			C Warara (Legal Practitioner)

For the Respondent			J B Chaka (Unionist)

KUDYA J:

This is an appeal which was heard on 9 May 2013. Judgment was reserved on the basis that, both parties would file with the Court all the relevant papers on or before 15 July 2013. By that date the parties would also have indicated to the Court, whether or not they wished to make oral submissions on the matter.

The Appellant had filed its heads on 22 August 2012, if the date stamp on the heads is anything to go by. The Respondents on the other hand, has to date not filed its heads despite the Registrar having written to it on 2 September 2013 and 7 October 2013 as per correspondence filed of record.

The impression created is that, the Respondent is not keen to oppose the appeal. In the absence of the full response and heads by the Respondent, the Court takes it that, the appeal is for all intents and purposes an unopposed appeal and the Court proceeds to rule on it in that light.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

The appeal being unopposed due to the absence of opposing papers and heads of argument from the Respondent, it be and is hereby allowed with costs.

L KUDYA

JUDGE – LABOUR COURT

Warara & Associates, appellant’s legal practitioners