IMIRONGO IREBANA N’IMIBURANISHIRIZE Y’IMANZA ZISABIRWA GUSUBIRISHWAMO KU MPAMVU ZA KARENGANE- URUKIKO RW'IKIRENGA

IMIRONGO IREBANA N’IMIBURANISHIRIZE Y’IMANZA ZISABIRWA GUSUBIRISHWAMO KU MPAMVU ZA KARENGANE- URUKIKO RW'IKIRENGA

Revision for injustice is strictly limited to cases where manifest injustice is shown and all appeal avenues have been exhausted; only parties who properly applied for revision may benefit, and issues not previously raised or procedural defects bar access to this remedy.

Parties
Applicant: Karangwa; Respondent: Mukasharangabo n'abandi
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
20 January 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Revision for Injustice / Supreme Court Review
Outcome
Revision for injustice denied for parties who failed to exhaust appeal procedures or did not properly apply; limited revision granted only for manifest injustice shown by applicant.
Legal Topics
Revision for Injustice, Finality of Judgments, Procedural Bars, Exceptional Remedies
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Judicial Review Revision for Injustice Finality of Judgments Procedural Bars Exceptional Remedies

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Parties

Karangwa

Applicant

Mukasharangabo n'abandi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Revision for Injustice / Supreme Court Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a judgment can be revised for injustice after exhaustion of ordinary and extraordinary appeals
  2. 2 Who may seek revision for injustice and under what procedural conditions
  3. 3 Scope and limits of issues reviewable in revision for injustice

Ratio Decidendi

Revision for injustice is strictly limited to cases where manifest injustice is shown and all appeal avenues have been exhausted; only parties who properly applied for revision may benefit, and issues not previously raised or procedural defects bar access to this remedy.

Court Disposition

Revision for injustice denied for parties who failed to exhaust appeal procedures or did not properly apply; limited revision granted only for manifest injustice shown by applicant.

Orders

  • Applicant's revision for injustice considered only for issues properly raised and supported by evidence.
  • Respondent's attempt to benefit from applicant's revision denied due to procedural bar.