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The High Court dismissed the defendants’ application to set aside a stay of judicial review proceedings, holding the motion was incompetent and that the stay stood.
The Industrial Relations Court held that the dismissal was procedurally unfair because the investigator sat on the disciplinary panel, the appeal was heard by an involved officer, and disclosure duties were breached.
The High Court held that no presidential decision appointing the claimant or reinstating the 2nd defendant was proved in writing, so the judicial review failed.
The High Court held that the Malawi Law Society Disciplinary Committee’s rules were ultra vires and that it lost jurisdiction after the statutory time limit expired.
The High Court partly refused to lift restriction notices over accounts linked to hotel-sale proceeds, while operational accounts were removed by consent.
The High Court of Malawi held that the challenged secondment decisions were amenable to judicial review, dismissed the discharge application with costs, and kept the stay in place.
Mia v Malola & Malawi Electoral Commision (Election Petition 58 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 24 (11 November 2025)
Only one irregularity was proved (unsigned original result sheet for Nabisi F. P. School), but it did not affect the overall election result. All other alleged irregularities were not substantiated or did not constitute non-compliance with statutory requirements. The petition was properly brought only as an appeal from the Electoral Commission’s decision, and criminal allegations (handouts, campaigning outside period) were not within the court’s jurisdiction in this civil proceeding. The proven irregularity was not material enough to warrant nullification of the election.
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The High Court granted leave for judicial review over the MEC’s handling of an electoral complaint, but refused to stop announcement of presidential results.
Kazombo v Malawi Electoral Commission (Judicial Review Cause 61 of 2025) [2025] MWHCCiv 13 (22 September 2025)
Leave to seek judicial review was refused because the application papers contained procedural errors, unclear arguments, and drafting irregularities.
The High Court of Malawi dismissed an application for leave to commence judicial review after finding drafting errors, unclear arguments and incorrect citations in the papers.
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