RUTABAYIRO N’ABANDI v MUKAKABANO

RUTABAYIRO N’ABANDI v MUKAKABANO

The Supreme Court held that the applicants failed to exhaust ordinary and extraordinary remedies in accordance with the law, as they did not appeal or intervene in a timely and proper manner in the relevant proceedings. The judgment RC 4826/R13/2001 was not the final enforceable judgment, as subsequent judgments...

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Citation
RS/REV/INJUST/CIV 0023/16/CS
Parties
Applicant: Rutabayiro Ngango Saidi na Kayitesi Josephine's heirs (Abazungura ba Rutabayiro); Respondent: Mukakabano Charlotte
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
27 September 2019
Case Number
RS/REV/INJUST/CIV 0023/16/CS
Procedural Posture
Civil Revision (extraordinary Review) / Supreme Court Final Determination on Admissibility
Outcome
Application dismissed as inadmissible.
Legal Topics
Extraordinary Review, Admissibility of Claims, Succession Disputes, Finality of Judgments
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Succession Law Extraordinary Review Admissibility of Claims Succession Disputes Finality of Judgments

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Parties

Rutabayiro Ngango Saidi na Kayitesi Josephine's heirs (Abazungura ba Rutabayiro)

Applicant

Mukakabano Charlotte

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Revision (extraordinary Review) / Supreme Court Final Determination on Admissibility

  1. 1 Whether the judgment RC 4826/R13/2001 is the final judgment eligible for extraordinary review on grounds of injustice
  2. 2 Whether ordinary and extraordinary remedies were exhausted or neglected before seeking extraordinary review
  3. 3 Entitlement to damages, costs, and attorney fees

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court held that the applicants failed to exhaust ordinary and extraordinary remedies in accordance with the law, as they did not appeal or intervene in a timely and proper manner in the relevant proceedings. The judgment RC 4826/R13/2001 was not the final enforceable judgment, as subsequent judgments replaced its effects. Therefore, the application for extraordinary review was inadmissible.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as inadmissible.

Orders

  • Applicants (heirs of Rutabayiro Ngango Saidi and Kayitesi Josephine) to pay Mukakabano Charlotte 500,000 Rwandan francs for costs and attorney fees.