HIGH COURT judge Webster Chinamhora has reinstated Lazarus Muchenje as NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited CEO.
This becomes the third time reinstatement by the court for Muchenje who has been involved in a bruising fight with his employer’s board for some time now.
Chinamhora also slapped the telecommunications giant with costs of suit including the board members who were the respondents in the case.
Muchenje rushed to court early this year after he was dismissed on three months’ notice.
He challenged the legality of the letter of termination served on him by the board.
In his ruling, Justice Webster Chinamhora said there was no basis to rely on common law over the matter.
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Lazarus Muchenje
NETONE has reinstated and for the second time fired its former chief executive officer, Lazarus Muchenje on alleged criminal abuse of duty charges.
Muchenje who was dismissed from Netone on July 9 recently made an urgent chamber application at the High Court challenging his dismissal and an interim order was granted in his favour suspending the letter of termination.
In dismissing Muchenje, NetOne served him with a letter advising him of termination of his contract. Muchenje today received a letter of withdrawal of the July termination which was signed by the acting chairperson Susan Mutangadura.
In that letter, NetOne was advising Muchenje that they were withdrawing the July 9 dismissal and that he should await further communication.