Re MUKANKUNDIYE N’UNDI

Re MUKANKUNDIYE N’UNDI

The Supreme Court found that the previous judgment lacked clarity regarding the total area and identification of the land to be inherited, which created ambiguity and hindered execution. It is necessary to clarify that the total land to be divided among the heirs is 17,022.047925 square meters, as identified by the...

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Citation
RS/RECT/RC00001/2024/SC
Parties
Applicant: Mukankundiye Agnès Agenesta; Applicant: Mukamuganga Anastasie; Respondent: Bucyekabiri Amon; Respondent: Mukarusagara Elina; Respondent: Nyirahabimana Astérie; Respondent: Seneza Emmanuel (on behalf of Nyirahabimana Astérie); Respondent: Habimana Schadrack (on behalf of Mukarusagara Elina); Respondent: Succession Rwarinda Thomas (represented by Niyonshuti Patrick); Respondent: Hagenimana Jérôme
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
25 April 2025
Case Number
RS/RECT/RC00001/2024/SC
Procedural Posture
Civil (succession/interprétation De Jugement) / Supreme Court Interpretation of Judgment
Outcome
Application for interpretation of judgment allowed.
Legal Topics
Interpretation of Judgments, Succession Rights, Division of Inheritance, Clarification of Ambiguous Judgments
Source Language
rw
Civil Law Succession Law Procedure Interpretation of Judgments Succession Rights Division of Inheritance Clarification of Ambiguous Judgments

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Parties

Mukankundiye Agnès Agenesta

Applicant

Mukamuganga Anastasie

Applicant

Bucyekabiri Amon

Respondent

Mukarusagara Elina

Respondent

Nyirahabimana Astérie

Respondent

Seneza Emmanuel (on behalf of Nyirahabimana Astérie)

Respondent

Habimana Schadrack (on behalf of Mukarusagara Elina)

Respondent

Succession Rwarinda Thomas (represented by Niyonshuti Patrick)

Respondent

Hagenimana Jérôme

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil (succession/interprétation De Jugement) / Supreme Court Interpretation of Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Supreme Court judgment RS/REV/INJUST/RC00033/2017/SC as corrected by RS/RECT/RC00002/2018/SC requires clarification regarding the extent and identification of the land to be inherited by the heirs of Kanyandekwe Barnabas and Nyirabuduguri Keziya.

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court found that the previous judgment lacked clarity regarding the total area and identification of the land to be inherited, which created ambiguity and hindered execution. It is necessary to clarify that the total land to be divided among the heirs is 17,022.047925 square meters, as identified by the National Land Authority, and listed by UPI numbers.

Court Disposition

Application for interpretation of judgment allowed.

Orders

  • The property to be inherited by all heirs of Kanyandekwe Barnabas and Nyirabuduguri Keziya is clarified as land totaling 17,022.047925 square meters, identified by the listed UPI numbers.
  • The previous Supreme Court judgment RS/REV/INJUST/RC00033/2017/SC as corrected by RS/RECT/RC00002/2018/SC is supplemented accordingly.