30B.P.R. v. KALISA N’UNDI

30B.P.R. v. KALISA N’UNDI

The Supreme Court found that the respondents are jointly liable to pay the principal, contractual interest at 20% per annum, default interest at 4% per annum, and costs as per the loan agreement, less amounts already paid. The claim for 'radié' interest was rejected for lack of explanation. Provisional execution was...

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Citation
2014SC
Parties
Applicant: B.P.R. Ltd (Banki y’Abaturage y’u Rwanda Ltd); Respondent: KALISA Michel; Respondent: KANTENGWA Odette
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
28 November 2014
Case Number
2014SC
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal partially allowed; lower court decision modified as to amounts payable.
Legal Topics
Loan Agreements, Contract Enforcement, Interest Calculation, Procedural Remedies, Costs and Attorney Fees
Contract Law Banking Law Civil Procedure Loan Agreements Contract Enforcement Interest Calculation Procedural Remedies Costs and Attorney Fees

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Parties

B.P.R. Ltd (Banki y’Abaturage y’u Rwanda Ltd)

Applicant

KALISA Michel

Respondent

KANTENGWA Odette

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondents are liable to pay the claimed loan principal, contractual interest, default interest, and costs as per the loan agreement; Whether double counting of interest occurred; Whether provisional execution should be granted; Whether respondents are entitled to a grace period for payment; Whether additional damages for litigation delay are payable.

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court found that the respondents are jointly liable to pay the principal, contractual interest at 20% per annum, default interest at 4% per annum, and costs as per the loan agreement, less amounts already paid. The claim for 'radié' interest was rejected for lack of explanation. Provisional execution was denied due to lack of full admission of debt. No grace period was granted as the respondents failed to provide sufficient evidence. Additional damages for litigation delay were denied as the bank was exercising its legal rights.

Court Disposition

Appeal partially allowed; lower court decision modified as to amounts payable.

Orders

  • KALISA Michel and KANTENGWA Odette are jointly ordered to pay B.P.R. Ltd 60,003,476 Frw principal, 34,802,016 Frw contractual interest, 6,960,403 Frw default interest, and 1,000,000 Frw for costs and attorney fees, less 8,000,000 Frw already paid, totaling 94,765,895 Frw.
  • Respondents to bear the costs of the proceedings.