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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86807, member: 27"]
A court draft just put Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 on life support and warned the President to keep his pen capped.

Constitutional Court application filed
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[*]Reuben Zulu fronts the case as 1st applicant.
[*]Godfrey Gurira, Shoorai Nyamangodo, Joseph Chinyangare, Digmore Knowledge Ndiya, and Joseph Chinguwa are listed applicants.
[*]Professor Madhuku moved the Constitutional Court for war veterans.
[*]Zimbabwe Human Rights Defenders flagged the filing publicly.
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Draft order guts Amendment Bill No. 3
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[*]The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe issued a draft order in Harare.
[*]Judges granted the application after reviewing the filed papers.
[*]The Court declared the Cabinet's handling of Bill No. 3 invalid.
[*]Approval of the amendment by the Cabinet got labeled null and void.
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Restrictions placed on the President
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[*]The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe stands as 1st respondent.
[*]The order blocks him from signing or advancing Bill No. 3.
[*]Any similar move clashing with sections 67 and 328 gets barred.
[*]Attorney General of Zimbabwe appears as 2nd respondent.
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Constitutional tenure limits reinforced
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[*]Section 175(6)(b) underpins the court's equitable remedy.
[*]The bench ruled that tenure extension tricks cannot benefit an incumbent.
[*]Section 328(7) shields the office holder from retroactive perks.
[*]No costs were awarded under the draft order.
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