𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮, 𝗦𝗖 & 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘇𝗶 & 𝗠𝗘𝗖

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝟲𝟳 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

(𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗡𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮)

Delivered on 10th November 2025

Here is a case summary for the matter of Bright Msaka, SC (1st Petitioner) and MacDonald Makanjira (2nd Petitioner) vs Tulinje Muluzi (1st Respondent) & Malawi Electoral Commission (2nd Respondent):

In which the Petitioners, who were candidates in the 16th September 2025 parliamentary elections for the Machinga Likwenu Constituency, filed an electoral petition in the High Court of Malawi, which faced a preliminary objection raised by the First Respondent. The two grounds of the preliminary objection were that sworn statements were filed late by the Petitioners and that the matter was improperly commenced under the wrong section of the law.

The Court sustained the preliminary objection and dismissed the petition, finding it defective due to the late filing of the sworn statements.

Read more in this case summary: https://www.judiciary.mw/node/845