MUKAMUSONI v NKUNDIMANA

MUKAMUSONI v NKUNDIMANA

The application for review on grounds of injustice was inadmissible because it was filed to the wrong authority (President of the Supreme Court instead of the Court of Appeal President), and was submitted after the statutory deadline. Procedural requirements for admissibility were not met, and the trial panel has...

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Citation
RS/INJUST/RC 00011/2019/SC
Parties
Applicant: Mukamusoni Pétronille; Respondent: Nkundimana Edison; Intervener: Nyirarukundo Goreth; Intervener: Bamurange Françoise; Intervener: Mwizerwa Vincent
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
12 February 2021
Case Number
RS/INJUST/RC 00011/2019/SC
Procedural Posture
Civil / Supreme Court Application for Review on Grounds of Injustice
Outcome
Application dismissed as inadmissible
Legal Topics
Review on Grounds of Injustice, Standing to Intervene, Succession Rights, Procedural Time Limits
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Succession Law Review on Grounds of Injustice Standing to Intervene Succession Rights Procedural Time Limits

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Parties

Mukamusoni Pétronille

Applicant

Nkundimana Edison

Respondent

Nyirarukundo Goreth

Intervener

Bamurange Françoise

Intervener

Mwizerwa Vincent

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Civil / Supreme Court Application for Review on Grounds of Injustice

  1. 1 Whether the application for review on grounds of injustice was properly filed and admissible
  2. 2 Whether interveners had standing to participate
  3. 3 Whether procedural requirements for review were met

Ratio Decidendi

The application for review on grounds of injustice was inadmissible because it was filed to the wrong authority (President of the Supreme Court instead of the Court of Appeal President), and was submitted after the statutory deadline. Procedural requirements for admissibility were not met, and the trial panel has authority to reject the application despite the President's prior decision.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as inadmissible

Orders

  • Application for review on grounds of injustice is not admitted.
  • Mukamusoni Pétronille is ordered to pay Nkundimana Edison 800,000 Rwandan francs for costs and attorney fees.