Ligomeka v Attorney General (Civil Cause 249 of 2013) [2018] MWHC 1319 (22 January 2018)

Wil liam Ligomeka v. The Attorney General Kenyatta Nyi renda, J. JUDICIARY IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAWI PRINCIPAL REGISTRY CIVIL CAUSE NO. 249 OF 2013 BETWEEN WILLIAM LIGOMEKA .... . .......................................... . . ... PLAINTIFF -AND- THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ...................................... ... DEFENDANT CORAM: THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE KENYATTA NYIRENDA Mrs. Mauluka, of Counsel, for the Plaintiff Defendant, absent and unrepresented Mrs. Jessie Chilimapunga, Court Clerk Kenyatta Nyirenda, J ORDER The present action is a claim for damages for malicious prosecution and defamation. Hearing of the case took place on 30th October 2017. At the end of the hearing, Counsel Mauluka made an application to be given 14 days from 30111 October 2017 within which she were to prepare and file with the Court final written submissions on behalf of the Plaintiff. More than two months have now elapsed without the Plaintiff filing the final written submissions. The action is, accordingly, dismissed for failure to comply with directions, with liberty to the Plaintiff to have the action restored to the cause list on condition that he files his final written submissions within 7 days hereof. Wil liam Ligomeka v. The Attorney General Kenyatta Nyirenda, J. In the event that the final written submissions are filed by the Plaintiff within the stipulated period, the Defendant is at liberty to file his final written submission within 14 days after being served with the Plaintiffs final written submissions. Pronounced in Chambers this 22 11ct day of January 2018 at Blantyre in the Republic of Malawi. Kenyatta Nyirenda JUDGE 2