Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3119

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

English translation of the principle

A void contract. Cannot serve as a basis for claiming any obligations arising thereunder, produces no effect, and cannot be ratified. Any interested person may invoke its nullity, and the court shall rule on it of its own motion. Example concerning the mortgage of real property allocated for housing a Kuwaiti family, the attachment of which was declared void by a final and conclusive judgment. - 580 - Obligation
Arabic original
العقد الباطل. لا يصلح سبباً للمطالبة بأية التزامات مترتبة عليه ولا ينتج أثراً ولا تلحقه إجازة. جواز التمسك ببطلانه من كل ذي مصلحة وتقضي به المحكمة من تلقاء نفسها. مثال بشأن رهن عقار مخصص لسكن أسرة كويتية قضى ببطلان الحجز عليه بحكم بات. - ٥٨٠ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٣/٢٠٠٨ مدني جلسة ١٣/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون- س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٣١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 580. PDF pages: 580.

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