[2013] AfCHPR 44

[2013] AfCHPR 44

The Court determined that, pursuant to Rule 58 of the Rules of Court, when an applicant notifies the Registrar of their intention not to proceed with a case, the Court must strike the application off its cause list unless the respondent has already taken measures to proceed with the case. In this matter, at the time the Registry received the applicant's notice of discontinuance, the respondent had not taken any measures to proceed. Therefore, the respondent's consent was not required, and the application was properly struck out from the cause list.

Citation
[2013] AfCHPR 44
Parties
Applicant: Chrysanthe Rutabingwa; Respondent: The Republic of Rwanda
Court
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Judgment Date
1 January 2013
Case Number
Application 3 of 2013
Procedural Posture
Application / Order on Discontinuance
Outcome
Application struck out on applicant's notice of discontinuance.
Legal Topics
Public Service Employment, Unlawful Dismissal, Constitutional Rights, Court Procedure
Source Language
English
Administrative Law Public Service Employment Unlawful Dismissal Constitutional Rights Court Procedure

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Parties

Chrysanthe Rutabingwa

Applicant

The Republic of Rwanda

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application / Order on Discontinuance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's notice of discontinuance should result in the application being struck out from the Court's cause list.
  2. 2 Whether the consent of the respondent state is required for discontinuance under Rule 58 of the Rules of Court.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court determined that, pursuant to Rule 58 of the Rules of Court, when an applicant notifies the Registrar of their intention not to proceed with a case, the Court must strike the application off its cause list unless the respondent has already taken measures to proceed with the case. In this matter, at the time the Registry received the applicant's notice of discontinuance, the respondent had not taken any measures to proceed. Therefore, the respondent's consent was not required, and the application was properly struck out from the cause list.

Court Disposition

Application struck out on applicant's notice of discontinuance.

Orders

  • The matter is struck out from the Cause List of the Court.