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February 2001

Telesphore Tafuna v Sikasote (Appeal 142 of 2000) [2001] ZMCA 1 (23 February 2001)

Subordinate courts lack original jurisdiction to award customary-law adultery damages; Rule 78 cannot be used to review the Court’s judgment.

Civil procedure — Jurisdiction of subordinate (magistrate's) courts — Claims for customary-law compensation for adultery — Such claims fall within local court jurisdiction; subordinate courts have appellate, not original, jurisdiction. Civil procedure — Slip Rule (Rule 78) — Limited to clerical errors or omissions; cannot be used to review or set aside the Court's substantive judgments

23 February 2001