MUNYABURANGA Jean Damascène v ECOBANK Plc (yahoze yitwa BCDI)

MUNYABURANGA Jean Damascène v ECOBANK Plc (yahoze yitwa BCDI)

The applicant did not prove legal incapacity or force majeure as defined by law; diabetes and alleged mental problems did not prevent him from litigating other cases during the relevant period. The application for revision was filed out of time and is inadmissible.

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Citation
RS/REV/RCOM 00001/2022/SC
Parties
Applicant: MUNYABURANGA Jean Damascène; Respondent: ECOBANK Plc (yahoze yitwa BCDI)
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
15 July 2022
Case Number
RS/REV/RCOM 00001/2022/SC
Procedural Posture
Commercial Revision / Supreme Court Judgment on Admissibility of Revision Based on New Evidence
Outcome
Application dismissed as inadmissible for being filed out of time.
Legal Topics
Revision of Judgments, Limitation Periods, Legal Incapacity, New Evidence, Compensation of Legal Costs
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Revision of Judgments Limitation Periods Legal Incapacity New Evidence Compensation of Legal Costs

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Parties

MUNYABURANGA Jean Damascène

Applicant

ECOBANK Plc (yahoze yitwa BCDI)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Revision / Supreme Court Judgment on Admissibility of Revision Based on New Evidence

  1. 1 Whether the application for revision based on new evidence was filed within the legal time limit
  2. 2 Whether the applicant's illness constituted a force majeure justifying extension of the limitation period

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant did not prove legal incapacity or force majeure as defined by law; diabetes and alleged mental problems did not prevent him from litigating other cases during the relevant period. The application for revision was filed out of time and is inadmissible.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as inadmissible for being filed out of time.

Orders

  • Applicant to pay respondent 500,000 Frw as advocate's fee and 300,000 Frw as legal costs.