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The Industrial Relations Court set aside the Registrar’s stay decision for lack of jurisdiction, ordered a de novo hearing before the Deputy Chairperson, and granted an interim stay.
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 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.
S (On Application of Richard Chimwendo Banda) v Director of Public Prosecutions & The Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (Judicial Review No. 01 of 2026) [2026] MWHC 1 (14 January 2026)
High Court of Malawi judicial review decision in S (On Application of Richard Chimwendo Banda) against the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service.
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.
Bushiri & Bushiri v Republic of South Africa (Criminal Review Case 5 of 2025) [2025] MWHCCrim 1 (31 October 2025)
High Court review of an extradition committal was allowed, setting aside the order against Shepherd and Mary Bushiri and refusing extradition.
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.
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.
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.
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