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The Constitutional Court has thrown away a High Court ruling declaring invalid the five year extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term of office by President Emmerson Mnangagwa beyond 70 years of age.
A little-known Zanu PF youth league member on Friday filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application seeking to nullify a judgement that ended Luke Malaba’s term as chief justice.
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says under-fire Chief Justice Luke Malaba must voluntarily step down to preserve the integrity of Zimbabwe’s judicial system.
The High Court has ruled that the extension of the judge’s retirement age beyond 70 years did not apply to Luke Malaba and other sitting judges.
The government has launched an astonishing attack against High Court judges, claiming they are captured after they ruled that Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s term of office ended on Friday.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza acting Chief Justice pending appeal by Government against a High Court ruling striking down an amendment to the Constitution which sought to extend the retirement age of senior judges from 70 to 75 years.
High Court Judge Justice Happias Zhou has ruled that Harare Regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna had no power to remove Beatrice Mtetwa as Hopewell Chin’ono’s lawyer and recused the magistrate from presiding over the award winning investigative journalist’s case.
Lawyers have welcomed last week’s ruling by High Court Judge Justice Happias Zhou which gave parents of children born out of wedlock joint custody, saying it was in line with the country’s Constitution.
Former president Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent chamber application in the High Court in a bid to reclaim Smithfield Farm situated in Mazowe, the Daily News can report.
Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) president, Dr Asper Madziyire has once again been dragged to court over an application to compel the church to audit its financial records.