CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17
written law may place him under the direction or control of another member of the
judiciary.
[Section as inserted by section 10 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11]
80 Supreme Court
(1) There shall be a Supreme Court which shall be a superior court of record and
the final court of appeal for Zimbabwe and shall have such jurisdiction and powers as
may be conferred upon it by or in terms of this Constitution or any Act of Parliament.
[Subsection as amended by section 11 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11]
(2) The Supreme Court shall consist of—
(a) the Chief Justice;
(b) such other judges of the Supreme Court, being not less than two, as the
President may deem necessary;
(c) such other judges as have been appointed under subsection (3).
(3) If the services of an additional judge are required for a limited period, the
Chief Justice may appoint a person who holds the office of judge of the High Court or
who has held office as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court to act as a
judge of the Supreme Court for such period as may be specified by the Chief Justice.
(4) An Act of Parliament may provide for the conferring, by way of rules of court,
upon a registrar of the Supreme Court, duly appointed thereto, of the jurisdiction and
powers of the Supreme Court in civil cases in respect of—
(a) the making of orders in uncontested cases, other than orders affecting
status or the custody or guardianship of children;
(b) deciding preliminary or interlocutory matters, including applications for
directions but not including matters affecting the liberty of the subject:
Provided that any such Act of Parliament shall provide for the right of any person
who is aggrieved by the order or decision of any such registrar to have the order or
decision reviewed by a judge of the Supreme Court who may, on such review, amend,
vary, set aside or confirm the order or decision concerned or give such other order or
decision as he deems fit.
[Subsection as inserted by section 8 of Act 1 of 1983 - Amendment No. 3]
[Section as substituted by section 3 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2]
81 High Court and criminal jurisdiction of other courts
(1) There shall be a High Court which shall be a superior court of record and shall
have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred upon it by or in terms of this
Constitution or any Act of Parliament.
[Subsection as amended by section 12 of Act 30 of 1990 - Amendment No. 11]
(2) The High Court shall consist of—
(a) the Chief Justice;
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