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Land law RADAA 00014/2022/CA

NKURUNZIZA vs. UMUJYI WA KIGALI

The Court of Appeal held that Nkurunziza Frank’s second appeal was outside its jurisdiction because the subject matter value did not meet the statutory threshold.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Servitude (right of way)
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Court-of-appeal-jurisdiction
  • Subject-matter-valuation
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Civil procedure RCAA 00029/2020/CA

SEKAMANA MUTESI v MUKASINE

The Court of Appeal held it lacked jurisdiction over a second appeal because the subject matter value was 60,000,000 Frw, below the statutory threshold.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Contract rescission
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Appeal-admissibility
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RCAA 0026/12/CS

MUSHINZIMANA v. RUTARINDWA

The Supreme Court held that appellate jurisdiction depends on the value in the original pleadings, not a later mortgage registration valuation, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Mortgage registration
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Valuation-of-subject-matter
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RCAA 0026/12/CS

MUSHINZIMANA v. RUTARINDWA_109849_en

The Supreme Court held it lacked jurisdiction because the claim value was 4,500,000 Frw, below the threshold; a later mortgage valuation could not be used.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Sale contract
  • Matrimonial property
  • Appeal-admissibility
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Civil procedure RLR V.1-2016

UWIMANA v. MUGABO_144180_en

The Supreme Court held that jurisdiction depended on the plaint’s stated value, which was 40,000,000 Frw, so the objection to jurisdiction failed.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Appellate procedure
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Valuation-of-subject-matter
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RLR V.1-2016

UWIMANA v. MUGABO

The Supreme Court held that the value of the subject matter was fixed by the claimant at 40,000,000 Frw, so the appeal fell within its jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction of supreme court
  • Valuation of subject matter
  • Appeals process
  • Land disputes
  • Supreme-court-jurisdiction
  • Value-of-subject-matter
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