BRD LTD v. MBUTO N’UNDI
Only the ground of appeal submitted by BRD Ltd within the statutory period is admissible; all other grounds submitted after the deadline are inadmissible unless they supplement or explain the timely ground, which was not the case here.
- Citation
- RCOMAA 00071/2017/SC
- Parties
- Appellant: BRD LTD; Respondent: Mbuto Aimable
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Rwanda
- Judgment Date
- 26 October 2018
- Case Number
- RCOMAA 00071/2017/SC
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Commercial Appeal / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Grounds of Appeal
- Outcome
- Objection upheld; only the timely ground of appeal will be considered; hearing adjourned.
- Legal Topics
- Appeal Procedure, Admissibility of Grounds of Appeal, Timeliness of Filings
- Source Language
- rw
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Parties
BRD LTD
Appellant
Mbuto Aimable
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Commercial Appeal / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Grounds of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether grounds of appeal submitted by BRD Ltd after the expiry of the appeal period are admissible
Ratio Decidendi
Only the ground of appeal submitted by BRD Ltd within the statutory period is admissible; all other grounds submitted after the deadline are inadmissible unless they supplement or explain the timely ground, which was not the case here.
Court Disposition
Objection upheld; only the timely ground of appeal will be considered; hearing adjourned.
Orders
- Objection by Mbuto Aimable to late grounds of appeal is upheld.
- Only the ground of appeal filed on 08/12/2017 will be considered in the appeal.
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