Lilongwe District Registry- Civil Division - 2026

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9 judgments
May 2026
Whether the respondent lost jurisdiction by deciding after statutory time limits and whether its rules were ultra vires.
  • Administrative law — Rule‑making and ultra vires — Division of rule‑making powers between Society and Disciplinary Committee — Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act ss 73, 94
  • Disciplinary procedure — Time limits and jurisdiction — Whether Disciplinary Committee loses jurisdiction after expiry of statutory 90/120 days — LELPA s 95
21 May 2026
20 May 2026
April 2026
Use of the wrong prescribed notice form nullified the appeal; absence of a memorandum meant no competent appeal existed.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Appeals from subordinate court to High Court — Notice of appeal — Prescribed Form 26 mandatory; use of Supreme Court of Appeal form invalidates appeal
    • — Record of appeal — Memorandum of appeal (grounds) integral to record of appeal; absence means no appeal
    • — Procedural irregularity — Fundamental defects in prescribed form cannot be cured by inherent jurisdiction or Order 2 relief
14 April 2026
February 2026
27 February 2026
Judicial review application dismissed for being filed out of time; respondent affidavit held incurably defective; referral refused.
  • Administrative law — Judicial review — Time limits — Promptness and three‑month rule under Order 19 Rule 20(5)-(6) — Extension only for good reason
  • Civil procedure — Affidavits — Jurat defects — Incurable inconsistent/omitted dates render affidavit ineffectual; not curable under Order 18 r18-19 and Oaths, Affirmations and Declarations Act s10
  • Procedure — Constitutional certification — No proceeding to refer to Chief Justice under Courts Act s9
24 February 2026
20 February 2026
An Ombudsman may investigate anonymous whistle‑blower complaints and lawfully construe statutory qualification requirements in recruitment.
  • Ombudsman jurisdiction — anonymous complaints and whistle‑blower protection (s12A); maladministration in public recruitment; statutory interpretation of qualifications (s6(5) Corrupt Practices Act); separation of powers and administrative oversight.
16 February 2026
Whether the Chief Secretary lawfully seconded senior military officers — judicial review, s43 fairness and Public Service Act deployment rules.
  • Judicial review — amenability of executive actions; administrative justice — s43 right to lawful and procedurally fair administrative action and reasons; ultra vires and Wednesbury unreasonableness — Public Service Act (s10) deployment requirements; separation of powers — High Court jurisdiction under s108(2); duty of candour in judicial review.
12 February 2026
January 2026
High Court remitted a medical disciplinary case for fresh inquiry due to an incomplete and inadequate record.
  • Medical disciplinary proceedings — statutory requirement to record proceedings and reasons (s48(5) Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act) — incomplete/inconsistent record — adequacy of minutes vs verbatim record — appellate review limited by deficient record — referral for fresh inquiry — issues of informed consent, negligence and gross incompetence considered but not determined on merits.
29 January 2026