Malawi’s High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court dismisses a petition by privately owned Pacific Limited challenging provisions of the country’s land laws. The case is heard in Blantyre by Justices Jabbar Alide, Chimwemwe Kamowa and Dick Sankhulani. According to the reports, the court rules that Pacific Limited does not meet the requirements to sustain its constitutional challenge and therefore rejects the company’s effort to overturn or question key elements of Malawi’s land law framework.
Pacific Limited seeks to challenge amendments to the Land Act, arguing that specific statutory provisions are unconstitutional. The court’s decision, delivered by the panel in Blantyre, ends the constitutional challenge at this stage in the legal process. The ruling is described by outlets as one of the more closely watched land cases in recent years, reflecting the broader attention paid to land governance and the operation of Malawi’s land legislation.
The dismissal means the challenged land-law provisions remain in force unless successfully appealed or unless further legal action is taken.
