Cases from Civil Division
Court: High Court of Malawi
Esnart Khomba v Dorothy Gatoma and Another Land Cause Number 93 of 2023
Land Cause Number 93 of 2023The Claimant, residing in the United States, brought this claim to the High Court, Principal Registry, against the Defendants concerning a residential...
The State (On the application of Fabiano Piyano) and Lundu Nkhuku as Paramount Lundu & Others Judicial Review Case No. 23 of 2023
Judicial Review Case No. 23 of 2023The Claimant, who had been formally installed as Group Village Headman Gaga, sought judicial review in the High Court of Malawi, Principal Registry, a...
FDH Bank Ltd v Chengaikane Kahumbe Civil Appeal Number 7 of 2021 (Being IRC Matter Number 561 of 2016)
Civil Appeal Number 7 of 2021 (Being IRC Matter Number 561 of 2016)The Appellant, FDH Bank Limited, appealed to the High Court against a judgment by the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) that found the redundancy of th...
Eric Thomson and Others v Telekom Networks Malawi plc Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023
Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023The Appellant, Telekom Networks Malawi plc (TNM), applied to the High Court for a suspension of the enforcement of a judgment pending an appeal to the...
Abeles v Viola
Civil Cause Number 1226 of 1990 (15 MLR 1)The Plaintiff appealed to the High Court, Principal Registry, against a ruling by the learned Registrar. The Registrar had found that the Defendant h...
Dr. Abdul Majeed v Abdullah Hassan Chikukula
Commercial Cause Number 84 of 2025The Claimant sought an order for the immediate delivery of a motor vehicle and damages for conversion against the Defendant, and had obtained a withou...
Registered Trustees of Word Alive Ministries International (Nsanje Congregation) v Violet Mhango and Lyton Matchaya
Land Cause Number 75 of 2023The Claimants, Registered Trustees of Word Alive Ministries International, sought a declaration of their rights over a customary land parcel in Nsanje...
Munthali v Mwakasungula ( Civil Cause Number 125 of 1987) [1991] 14 MLR 298 (HC)
Civil Cause Number 125 of 1987The Plaintiff instituted a civil action in the High Court, Principal Registry, claiming damages for trespass to land and conversion, and also defendi...
Major Harry Soko v Mota Engil
Civil Cause Number 283 of 2013The Plaintiff commenced an action by way of a writ of summons in the High Court of Malawi, seeking damages for constructive dismissal. The Plaintiff,...
The State v Malawi Electoral Commission, on the application of The Democratic Progressive Party and Others
Judicial Review Case No. 19 of 2025The Applicants sought judicial review in the High Court, Civil Division, against the Respondent's decisions regarding the electoral process. The Appli...