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The Supreme Court dismissed a revision application, upheld the prior land judgment, and ordered correction of lease records to match the original allocated plot sizes.
The court found that the documents submitted by Habimana were not new evidence within the meaning of the law, as they existed and could have been obtained and presented during the original proceedings. Furthermore, the documents were not decisive and would not have changed the outcome of the prior judgment. Therefore, the application for revision was inadmissible.
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The Supreme Court held SANLAM AG Plc was not liable for an accident caused by a cyclist, reversed prior judgments, and ordered repayment of compensation.
The Supreme Court held that a revision application based on new evidence was filed out of time because notice was deemed given when the document was uploaded to IECMS.
The Supreme Court held that MUNYABURANGA’s revision application was filed out of time because diabetes did not prove legal incapacity or force majeure.
The Supreme Court held that a revision application based on new evidence was filed out of time. Diabetes and alleged mental problems did not prove legal incapacity or force majeure.
The Supreme Court held that Munyaburanga’s revision application was filed out of time because his illness did not amount to legal incapacity under the law.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Metropole Motors Ltd’s revision request as inadmissible, finding the submitted Transunion document was not new evidence under Article 170.
The Supreme Court held that a revision claim must first be tested for admissibility before the merits are heard, and that the forensic report was not new evidence.
The Court found that Dorisi Melchiade and Hakizimana Sylvain knowingly created and used forged documents to transfer marital property, depriving Niyibogora Christine of her rights. However, since only the civil party appealed for damages and not the prosecution, no criminal penalties could be imposed. The notary, Naburugero Giramahoro Ajja, was acquitted as there was no evidence he knowingly facilitated the fraud.
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