Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1195

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Family waqf. It terminates upon the ruin of its assets or when its beneficiaries become so numerous that each one's share of its yield becomes insignificant. - Assessment of the existence or absence of a ground for termination – a factual inference. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
الوقف الأهلي. ينتهي بتخرب أعيانه أو بكثرة عدد المستحقين فيه بحيث يصبح نصيب كل منهم في غلته ضئيلاً. - تقدير توافر أو عدم توافر سبب الانتهاء – واقع استخلاصه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٨٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 552. PDF pages: 537.

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