Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 211
State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Dissolution of a valid marriage after consummation. Its implication. The obligation to pay consolatory compensation. Absence of a provision concerning consolatory compensation for a woman divorced after private seclusion. Its effect. Recourse in that regard to the prevalent opinion in the school of Imam Malik. Its implication. A husband divorcing after private seclusion is not compelled to pay consolatory compensation to a divorced woman with whom he has not consummated the marriage.
Arabic original
انحلال الزواج الصحيح بعد الدخول. مؤداه. وجوب المتُعة. عدم وجود نص بشأن متُعة المطلقة بعد الخلوة. أثره. الرجوع في ذلك إلى المشهور في مذهب الإمام مالك. مؤدى ذلك. عدم إجبار المطلق في طلاق بعد الخلوة بأن يؤدى متعة لمطلقة لم يدخل بها.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٤٥/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/١١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦١)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 361. PDF pages: 346.
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