Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1500

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The court of the merits has authority to ascertain and understand the facts of the case, assess its evidence, and infer the existence or absence of fraud vitiating acts and dispositions. The condition for this. - The Government's right to recover what it paid to an employee without entitlement. It is time-barred upon the lapse of five years from the date of disbursement unless the employee committed fraud. In this case, prescription runs only from the date the fraud is discovered. An example.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع سلطة تحصيل فهم الواقع في الدعوى وتقدير الأدلة فيها واستخلاص ثبوت الغش المفسد للأعمال والتصرفات أو نفيه. شرط ذلك. - حق الحكومة في استرداد ما دفعته دون وجه حق للموظف. يتقادم بمضي خمس سنوات من تاريخ الصرف ما لم يكن الموظف قد ارتكب غشاً. في هذه الحالة لا يسري التقادم إلا من تاريخ اكتشاف الغش. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧/٢٠٠٦ إداري جلسة ٧/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 303. PDF pages: 303.

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