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October 1979
Banda v George (Civil Appeal Case No. 101 of 1912) [1979] MWNTAC 1 (22 October 1979)
Cohabitation without Chinkhoswe does not create enforceable marital rights; detinue claim dismissed as domestic matter.
  • Detinue; customary marriage (Chinkhoswe) — cohabitation without customary rites — no enforceable marital rights; domestic disputes adjudicable by ankhoswe; alleged assault and police inaction relevant to credibility and relief.
22 October 1979