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The Supreme Court held that Mihigo Bernard lacked direct and personal interest to sue Karongi District over payment tied to CBS’s judgment and dismissed the review application.
Mihigo Bernard did not have a direct and personal interest to sue Akarere ka Karongi because the assignment of debt from CBS was not formally notified or accepted by the debtor, and CBS continued to act as the party with the direct interest in the enforcement of the judgment. Therefore, Mihigo's claim was inadmissible for lack of standing.
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The Supreme Court held that Mihigo Bernard lacked direct and personal standing to sue Karongi District for payment based on an unnotified debt assignment from CBS.
The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal by Umujyi wa Kigali was inadmissible because the appellant lost in both lower courts on the same legal grounds, specifically regarding the respondent's entitlement to compensation for expropriation. Both lower courts applied the same legal reasoning and found for the respondent, thus Article 52(3) of Law No. 30/2018 barred a second appeal. The court also confirmed the respondent's entitlement to costs and attorney fees at this level.
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The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was inadmissible because the applicant lost in both lower courts on the same grounds, and awarded costs to Bayingana.
The Court of Appeal refused to admit an application to correct a prior criminal judgment, holding that only parties to the original case may seek correction.
SONARWA HOLDINGS Ltd remains a legally existing company as per the official register and thus has standing to sue. The claim was not procedurally defective as both parties were properly joined and participated. However, the prior judgment was superseded by a valid, enforceable settlement agreement between SONARWA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Ltd (acting with authority from SONARWA HOLDINGS Ltd) and Muberangabo Titien, which extinguished any disputes arising from the execution of the judgment. Therefore, the applicant's claim to resolve disputes under the prior judgment lacked merit.
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The Court of Appeal held that a joint venture member may sue only for its own share, not the full joint venture debt, and dismissed Benedetta Group Ltd’s appeal.
The Court of Appeal held that Mazimpaka Christian, as respondent who did not initiate the substantive suit, lacked standing to file an urgent application before the High Court. The High Court erred in entertaining and granting such application. Accordingly, the High Court's decision was set aside as a nullity.
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The court held that Mukanyonga Félicité did not prove she was the sole heir of her late mother and therefore lacked standing and legal capacity to sue for the estate in her own name. Consequently, the lower courts erred in accepting her claim. All related judgments were set aside, and the matter reverted to its prior status.
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