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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwabanje kwemeza ko ikiburanwa gifite agaciro ka 47.100.000 Frw, munsi ya 75.000.000 Frw; ubujurire bwa kabiri ntibwakiriwe.
The appellant filed his notice of appeal within the statutory 30-day period, as evidenced by the dated and signed document in the file. The delay in transmission by prison authorities cannot be attributed to the appellant. Therefore, the appeal should have been admitted, and the case must be remitted to the High Court for a hearing on the merits.
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The Court of Appeal held Muhittin Isildak’s appeal inadmissible because a corrective judgment issued by the Court of Appeal itself cannot be appealed.
The Court of Appeal held that Bugingo Adolphe’s appeal to the High Court was filed on time, set aside the High Court’s refusal to hear it, and remitted the case.
The Court of Appeal held that Bank of Africa Rwanda Plc’s second appeal was inadmissible because it had lost in both lower courts on the same grounds.
The Court of Appeal held that a substitute judge could not reverse a prior ruling admitting an appeal without following the procedure in Article 74.
The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction over appeals where the subject matter is not monetarily quantifiable, such as company reorganization proceedings, regardless of the underlying debt amounts. The appeal is not admitted as it does not meet the jurisdictional requirements.
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The High Court held that Rwibasira Jean d’Amour lacked standing and a personal, current interest to challenge execution over land registered in Mukaruziga Anastasie’s name.
The Court of Appeal held that both parties had been defeated in the lower courts on the same grounds, so neither second appeal was admissible.
The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was inadmissible because both lower courts had rejected the same jurisdictional argument over a commercial contract.
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