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Civil law RLR V.1 -2023

SEMAPONDO v RWASIMPENZI ET AL

The Supreme Court rejected a review for injustice and upheld the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the disputed plot belonged to Rwasimpenzi Wellars.

  • Land ownership dispute
  • Review for injustice
  • Burden of proof
  • Damages
  • Lease agreements
  • Review-for-injustice
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Civil law RLR V.1-2022

SEMAPONDO v RWASIMPENZI ET AL

The Supreme Court dismissed a review-for-injustice application over a disputed land plot, holding that the applicant failed to prove ownership of plot 1418/12438.

  • Land ownership dispute
  • Review for injustice
  • Burden of proof
  • Evidentiary requirements
  • Damages and costs
  • Review-for-injustice
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Civil procedure RLR V.2-2017

KAPERE v. IYAMUREMYE

The Supreme Court rejected a revision-for-injustice application over a land dispute, upheld title to plot 2129 for Iyamuremye, and awarded costs against Kapere.

  • Revision for injustice
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Evidentiary value of cadastral maps
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Revision-for-injustice
  • Land-ownership-dispute
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Civil procedure RS/REV/INJUST/CIV0010/15/CS

SEMANYENZI v. NTIHABOSE_212811_kn

The Supreme Court held that a claim filed after an abunzi committee declined jurisdiction was a fresh claim, not an appeal, so appeal deadlines did not bar it.

  • Revision for injustice
  • Jurisdiction of abunzi committee
  • Timeliness of filing
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Civil-procedure
  • Land-dispute
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Administrative law RLR V.2 - 2015

NKURUNZIZA v. MUDOGO ETAL

The Supreme Court rejected the State of Rwanda’s cross appeal, holding that it could not use cross appeal to revive issues lost at first instance.

  • Cross appeal admissibility
  • Emphyteutic lease
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Procedural time limits
  • Cross-appeal-admissibility
  • Administrative-appeals
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Administrative law RADA 0036/11/CS

UDAHEMUKA v. KIGALI CITY

The Supreme Court held that forced or voluntary intervention is admissible only if connected to the main claim and not likely to delay the proceedings.

  • Intervention of third parties
  • Admissibility of intervention
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Joinder of cases
  • Third-party-intervention
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