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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 of Malawi found the claimant’s arrest, prosecution and detention were instigated by the defendant, awarding ordinary damages for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.
The High Court dismissed an election petition over the Masanjala parliamentary election, finding it wrongly brought under section 100, procedurally defective, and unsupported by proof.
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 dismissed the 2nd Respondent’s stay application as incompetent, holding it was brought under the wrong rules and without good cause to excuse the defects.
The High Court of Malawi held that proved vote buying and improper polling-station conduct largely compromised the Mzimba Hora parliamentary election and declared the returned member not duly elected.
The High Court dismissed an electoral petition seeking approval of candidature under the maiden surname “Fatch”, holding that voter-registration details had to remain as recorded.
A political party’s bid for judicial review of the appointment of the Electoral Commission’s Chief Elections Officer failed for lack of locus standi and sufficient interest.
Mintrozo v Malawi Revenue Authority & The Attorney General (Personal Injury Cause 298 of 2018) [2025] MWHCCiv 8 (19 June 2025)
The High Court of Malawi found the police officer negligently shot and killed the claimant’s husband, who was an innocent bystander, and awarded damages against the 2nd Defendant only.
The High Court set aside a default judgment because summons had been served by post without a prior court order for alternative service, making service irregular.
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