Cases from September 2025
Catherine Gollen Majamanda v Edward Chileka Banda and Malawi Electoral Commission
Election Cause No. 10 of 2025The Applicant sought an interlocutory injunction without notice from the High Court, Lilongwe District Registry, to stop the Second Respondent, the Malawi Electoral Commission, from releasing parliame...
The State (on application by Madalitso Fred Kazombo) v Malawi Electoral Commission
Judicial Review Cause No. 61 of 2025The Applicant sought leave from the High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against the Malawi Electoral Commission regarding an election. The Court reviewed the application and its support...
Charles J. Sandram v Malawi Electoral Commission
Electoral Matter No. 5 of 2025The Applicant sought a review in the High Court of Malawi against the decision of the Malawi Electoral Commission to exclude him from the official list of parliamentary candidates. The Claimant, a pro...
Emmanuel Mdala t/a OX-Enterprise v Zhejiang Communications Construction Group Ltd.
Commercial Case No 259 of 2019The Claimant, a local contractor, sought payment for construction works allegedly performed under a subcontracting arrangement with the Defendant, a Chinese construction company. The dispute arose fro...
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 Applicants challenged the Respondent’s refusal to allow...
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 without-notice interlocutory injunction. The Defendant s...
The State (on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions) v The Chief Justice of the High Court of Malawi)
Judicial Review Cause No. 4 of 2025The Claimant, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), sought permission to apply for judicial review of a decision by the Defendant, the Chief Justice, who had certified a criminal matter, The Repu...
Christopher Katopeka Kamanga v Yohane Malliot
Commercial Cause Number 348 of 2020The Claimant, having paid for 11 hectares of land, sought specific performance to compel the Defendant to sell him an additional 13 hectares that were subsequently discovered to be part of the same pa...