KIGALI CITIZENS POLYCLINIC Ltd (KCP Ltd) v MUKANDORI Kankwanzi Alphonsine

KIGALI CITIZENS POLYCLINIC Ltd (KCP Ltd) v MUKANDORI Kankwanzi Alphonsine

The Court of Appeal held that it had jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the decision under challenge was on an objection to admissibility, not on the merits. However, it found that KCP Ltd's appeal to the High Commercial Court was filed out of time because the three-day period for urgent appeals starts from the...

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Citation
RCOMAA 00034/2022/CA
Parties
Appellant: KIGALI CITIZENS POLYCLINIC Ltd (KCP Ltd); Respondent: MUKANDORI Kankwanzi Alphonsine
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
29 June 2022
Case Number
RCOMAA 00034/2022/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment on Admissibility and Timeliness of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; lower court decision affirmed.
Legal Topics
Appeals, Jurisdiction, Urgent Proceedings, Computation of Time, Costs
Commercial Law Civil Procedure Appeals Jurisdiction Urgent Proceedings Computation of Time Costs

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Parties

KIGALI CITIZENS POLYCLINIC Ltd (KCP Ltd)

Appellant

MUKANDORI Kankwanzi Alphonsine

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment on Admissibility and Timeliness of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to hear a second appeal on an urgent application
  2. 2 Whether KCP Ltd's appeal to the High Commercial Court was filed within the statutory time limit
  3. 3 Whether the respondent was entitled to costs and attorney fees

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal held that it had jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the decision under challenge was on an objection to admissibility, not on the merits. However, it found that KCP Ltd's appeal to the High Commercial Court was filed out of time because the three-day period for urgent appeals starts from the date the decision is pronounced, as per Article 188 of Law No 22/2018, and not the following day. Therefore, the High Commercial Court correctly rejected the appeal as late. The request for costs and attorney fees was denied as the matter was an interim urgent application, not a final determination.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; lower court decision affirmed.

Orders

  • The objection to jurisdiction raised by MUKANDORI Kankwanzi Alphonsine is dismissed as unfounded.
  • The appeal by KIGALI CITIZENS POLYCLINIC Ltd is dismissed as unfounded.