Constitutional Court of Zambia - 2018 January

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January 2018
29 January 2018
29 January 2018
Whether one‑off terminal payments on resignation qualify as constitutional 'pension benefits' and trigger payroll retention under Article 189.
Constitutional law — definition of "pension benefit" (Art. 266) — terminal/one‑off payments — payroll retention (Art. 189) — purposive and literal interpretation — reading Constitution as a whole — retirees/retrenchees protection.
26 January 2018
26 January 2018
24 January 2018
An election petition unsigned by the named petitioner is invalid and cannot be cured by subsequent substitution; appeal allowed.
Electoral Process Act s100(3) – mandatory signature requirement for election petitions; validity of petition; substitution of petitioner (ss103–104); jurisdictional effect of procedural defects; procedural fairness in election petitions; security for costs (s102) and Tribunal Rules compliance.
18 January 2018
16 January 2018