Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 862

The interested person must claim in writing from the Public Institution for Social Security any of the rights established under the Social Security Law within five years from the date on which those rights are deemed payable, before bringing an action for them. The Institution must decide the aforesaid application within thirty days from its submission by a decision notified to the interested person. Expiry of this time limit without a decision on the application. Its effect: this is deemed a decision rejecting it. The interested person must lodge a grievance against it before the Grievances Committee within thirty days from the date of notification of the express decision or the expiry of the period prescribed for deciding the application, whichever is earlier. Decisions issued by the Committee shall be challenged within thirty days from the date of notification of the decision to the interested person or upon expiry of the time limit prescribed for deciding the grievance, whichever is earlier. - The employer must submit to the Institution applications to register his workers who are subject to the provisions of the Social Security Law. The insured person may register his name directly with the Institution. The interested person may lodge a grievance against the Institution's decision in this regard before the Grievances Committee within thirty days from notification thereof. - The meaning of rights established under the Social Security Law. The effect thereof. Example.