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High Court of Northern Rhodesia - 1964 December

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December 1964
People v Tex Muntu ((1963 - 1964) Z and NRLR 188) [1964] ZMHCNR 23 (23 December 1964)
A transfer under s.73(a) requires a de novo trial; transfers solely for sentencing are ineffective.
  • Criminal procedure — s.73(a) transfer requires de novo trial; transfer solely for sentence ineffective — s.128 bars retrial after conviction — convicted but unsentenced prisoner may be sentenced by a different magistrate sitting in same court.
23 December 1964
Julie Ann Speight Williams v Glyn Rhys Williams ((1963 - 1964) Z and NRLR 186) [1964] ZMHCNR 10 (10 December 1964)
Court allowed amendment to add permanent maintenance after decree absolute, exercising discretion despite respondent's complaint of being misled.
  • Divorce procedure — amendment of petition after decree absolute — adding prayer for permanent maintenance — discretionary relief; omission potentially misleading respondent a relevant but not decisive factor (Aggett v Aggett).
10 December 1964
Daniel James Van Der Westhuizen v The Commissioner of Taxes ((1963 - 1964) Z and NRLR 154) [1964] ZMHCNR 4 (4 December 1964)
The applicant’s part-year residence and limited local activities determined supertax liability on dividends.
  • Income tax — interpretation of "ordinarily resident" and "carrying on business" — s.86(2)(a) proviso — part‑year residence and limited corporate/letting activities do not suffice for exemption.
4 December 1964