The High Court in Lilongwe has granted the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) an injunction stopping David Chidyaonga of DDC Designs from chasing the central bank from its Mzuzu branch and threatening to sell it.

In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Ken Manda said Chidyaonga’s action in threatening to sell the Mzuzu branch is not only misconceived but also vexatious.

The court said Chidyaonga was paid all his money for designing and supervision services for the construction of the RBM Mzuzu branch although he claims he was not paid all his money.

The court further said Chidyaonga cannot claim royalties from the bank as he would like to believe because the copyright law which he seeks to rely on does not allow him to do that.