Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 796

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

English translation of the principle

The challenged judgment's reversal of the judgment under appeal and dismissal of the appellant's action based on his knowledge of his divorced wife's marriage to a man unrelated to the minor girl and his silence in not seeking to take her into his custody for more than a year without - 475 - Personal Status an excuse, without addressing the appellant's allegations that the mother neglected her daughter and prevented her from completing her studies. Deficiency. It prevents the Court of Cassation from reviewing the application of the law.
Arabic original
إلغاء الحكم المطعون فيه الحكم المستأنف ورفض دعوى الطاعن استناداً إلى علمه بزواج مطلقته من أجنبي عن الصغيرة وسكوته عن المطالبة بضمها أكثر من سنة بلا - ٤٧٥ - أحوال شخصية عذر دون التعرض لما أثاره الطاعن من إهمال الأم لابنتها ومنعها من تكملة دراستها. قصور. يعجز محكمة التمييز عن مراقبة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩/١٩٧٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٧٩ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 475. PDF pages: 460–461.

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