𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮 & 𝗠𝗘𝗖

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮 & 𝗠𝗘𝗖

𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝟲𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

(𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗼)

Delivered on 10th November 2025

Here is a case summary for the matter of John Malunga (Petitioner) vs Deus Texas Ndaziona Banda Gumba (1st Respondent) & Malawi Electoral Commission (2nd Respondent):

In which the petitioner, John Malunga, an independent candidate in the 2025 parliamentary elections for Mchinji South West Constituency, challenged the declaration of Deus Texas Ndaziona Banda Gumba (MCP candidate) as the duly elected Member of Parliament. The petitioner alleged electoral irregularities and inconsistencies, including discrepancies in vote tallies, unlawful removal of his monitors from the tally centre, and misconduct by the declared winner. Malunga appealed to the High Court under section 100 of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act (PPLGE Act) after MEC dismissed his complaint.

The Court dismissed the petition in its entirety, dismissed the reliefs sought and ordered costs to the second respondent.

Read more in this case summary: https://www.judiciary.mw/node/846