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The Court of Appeal corrected clerical and typographical errors in an earlier judgment, including the applicant’s name, under Article 140 of Law No. 22/2018.
The Court of Appeal granted a rectification application and corrected a clerical date error in a prior judgment, changing 17/01/2015 to 17/01/2025.
The Supreme Court dismissed Nyirabarera Euphrasie’s request to interpret or rectify an earlier judgment, finding no ambiguity or material error about the properties.
The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the appeal by Mukarushakiro and Bagenzi because the amount in dispute exceeds the statutory threshold, and the High Court's error in citing the law's title/date does not amount to reliance on an inexistent law. Mukangenzi's appeal is inadmissible as it was lodged out of time; the attempt to use rectification to reopen the appeal period is an abuse of process and not permitted.
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The Supreme Court held that a mistaken legal reference did not negate jurisdiction, but it rejected Mukangenzi Céline’s appeal as out of time.
High Court rectified a prior judgment to correct an erroneously recorded case number under article 154 of Law No. 21/2012.
The High Court rectified apparent errors in an earlier judgment, correcting the court name and the respondent’s district of residence under article 154.
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