Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1253

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

English translation of the principle

Mandatory intervention by the Public Prosecution in actions concerning lineage and correction of names. A matter of public policy. Omission thereof. Nullity of the judgment. Its effect: nullity may be invoked at any stage of the proceedings, and the court shall rule on it of its own motion. Example.
Arabic original
وجوب تدخل النيابة العامة في دعاوي النسب وتصحيح الأسماء. من النظام العام. إغفال ذلك. بطلان الحكم. أثر ذلك: جواز التمسك بالبطلان في أية حالة تكون عليها الدعوى وتقضي به المحكمة من تلقاء نفسها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 564. PDF pages: 549.

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