Re BITONDERUBUSA

Re BITONDERUBUSA

The court found that the errors regarding the court of first instance and the district of residence were clerical and did not affect the substance of the judgment or the rights of the parties, and thus ordered correction under Article 154 of Law No 21/2012.

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Citation
RCAA0036/15/HC/KIG
Parties
Applicant: Bitonderubusa Jean Baptiste; Respondent: Nambaje Francois
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
18 June 2015
Case Number
RCAA0036/15/HC/KIG
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application for Correction of Judgment
Outcome
application allowed
Legal Topics
Correction of Clerical Errors, Judgment Rectification
Civil Procedure Correction of Clerical Errors Judgment Rectification

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Parties

Bitonderubusa Jean Baptiste

Applicant

Nambaje Francois

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Application for Correction of Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether clerical errors in the judgment regarding the court and residence of the parties should be corrected

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the errors regarding the court of first instance and the district of residence were clerical and did not affect the substance of the judgment or the rights of the parties, and thus ordered correction under Article 154 of Law No 21/2012.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • The judgment RCAA 0099/14/HC/KIG is corrected to state that the appealed case RCA 0238/14/TGI/NYGE was decided by the Intermediate Court of Gasabo, not Nyarugenge.
  • In paragraph 8 of the judgment, the reference is corrected to the Intermediate Court of Gasabo, not Nyarugenge.