Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 132

A request by either spouse for annulment of the marriage. Its condition. The existence in the other spouse of an incurable defect among repellent or harmful defects. Either spouse's knowledge of the defect before the contract or his adjudication thereof after the contract. Its effect. Extinguishment of the right to request annulment. Determining the defects on account of which annulment is sought and the appropriate period therefor. This requires seeking assistance from experts who are Muslim physicians. - A request to conduct an evidentiary inquiry or authorize obtaining specified documents is not a right of the litigants. Its implication. The court is not obliged to grant it. Example.