Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 845

The person concerned must claim from the Public Institution for Social Security, in writing, any of the rights prescribed in the Social Security Law within five years from the date on which those rights are deemed payable, before bringing an action in respect thereof. The Institution must determine the aforementioned application within thirty days from its submission by a decision notified to the person concerned. Expiry of this period without a decision on the application. Its effect: this is deemed a decision rejecting it. The person concerned must lodge a grievance against it before the Grievances Committee within thirty days from notification of the express decision or expiry of the period specified for determining the application, whichever is earlier. Decisions issued by the Committee shall be challenged within thirty days from notification of the decision to the person concerned or expiry of the period specified for determining the grievance, whichever is earlier. - The employer must submit to the Institution applications to register his employees who are subject to the Social Security Law. The insured person may register his name directly with the Institution. The person concerned 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 the rights prescribed in the Social Security Law. The effect thereof. Example. - 183 - Right