The applicant, an aspiring Chief Madziva of Shamva, approached the court on an urgent basis to stop the installation of the first or second respondents as Chief Madziva. The chieftainship became vacant 4 years prior when Chief Chephas Madziva died. According to the applicant, only 2 families were eligible to ascend the throne - the Manyeche and Madzeka families - following a rotational succession plan. The applicant, as the eldest in the Madzeka house, was nominated on 25 August 2012 at a meeting held at Madziva Primary School. However, the fourth respondent (District Administrator) later rejected his nomination and insisted on rotation with other families, dictating that the next chief must come from the Mukunga family. The first respondent was then nominated through a process that excluded relevant family members. The applicant instituted summons action in HC 8333/13 challenging the nomination. Despite pending litigation, officials proceeded with preparations to install the second respondent as substantive chief on 16 or 18 October 2013 (later moved to 25 October 2013), prompting this urgent application.