MUKARWEGO_final_kinya_458735_kn

MUKARWEGO_final_kinya_458735_kn

The Supreme Court held that the summary judgment RCA5799/13 was valid evidence of a prior final decision on the land dispute between the parties. Therefore, subsequent judgments on the same matter violated the principle of res judicata and must be annulled, restoring the effect of the original 1983 judgment.

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Citation
RLR V.3-2019
Parties
Applicant: Mukarwego Josepha, Mukamana Donatha, Nyirabutoragurwa Médiatrice; Respondent: Ngiriyabandi André
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
14 September 2018
Case Number
RS/REV/INJUST/CIV 0009/14/CS
Procedural Posture
Civil Revision / Supreme Court Final Judgment
Outcome
Application for revision allowed; subsequent judgments annulled; original judgment reinstated.
Legal Topics
Res Judicata, Revision for Injustice, Evidence Law, Land Disputes
Civil Procedure Property Law Res Judicata Revision for Injustice Evidence Law Land Disputes

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Parties

Mukarwego Josepha, Mukamana Donatha, Nyirabutoragurwa Médiatrice

Applicant

Ngiriyabandi André

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Revision / Supreme Court Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the summary judgment RCA5799/13 constituted new evidence justifying revision of subsequent judgments
  2. 2 Whether subsequent judgments on the same land dispute violated the principle of res judicata

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court held that the summary judgment RCA5799/13 was valid evidence of a prior final decision on the land dispute between the parties. Therefore, subsequent judgments on the same matter violated the principle of res judicata and must be annulled, restoring the effect of the original 1983 judgment.

Court Disposition

Application for revision allowed; subsequent judgments annulled; original judgment reinstated.

Orders

  • Judgment RCA0261/11/TGI/NYBE of 16/03/2012 is revised for injustice.
  • Judgments RC135/3 (11/03/2004) and RCA0275/05/TP/GIRO-RCA2880/7/04 (05/05/2005) are annulled.