Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe wears a garland during a rally held on March 2, 2013 in Bindura,
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said that out of a nine-judge panel only two had dissented to the ruling he delivered.
Mugabe "is hereby ordered
and directed to proclaim dates for presidential, general elections ...
which elections should take place not later than 31 July 2013," he said
in a packed Supreme Court chamber.
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The ruling was made after
a former journalist with a defunct daily newspaper asked the court to
order Mugabe to call for elections by end of June.
Zimbabwe's parliament expires automatically on June 29 but Mugabe would have had until October 31 to hold elections.
