Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1307

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Actions concerning an indivisible subject matter or a joint and several obligation, or in which the law requires particular persons to be joined. Multiple judgment debtors therein, only one or some of whom challenge the judgment within the time limit. They may join the party who challenged it within the time limit. Their failure to do so. Its effect: the court must order the party who challenged within the time limit to join them in his challenge. The rationale for this. Avoiding a judgment on the challenge that conflicts with the challenged judgment as regards those who did not challenge it. Example concerning a case of joint and several obligation.
Arabic original
الدعاوى ذات الموضوع الغير قابل للتجزئة أو التزام بالتضامن أو التي يوجب القانون اختصام أشخاص معينين فيها. تعدد المحكوم عليهم فيها دون أن يطعن في الحكم في الميعاد سوى أحدهم أو بعضهم. جواز انضمامهم لمن طعن في الميعاد. عدم قيامهم بذلك. أثره: على المحكمة أن تأمر من طعن في الميعاد أن يختصمهم في طعنه. علة ذلك. تفادي صدور حكم في الطعن يتعارض مع الحكم المطعون فيه قبل من لم يطعن فيه. مثال بشأن حالة الالتزام بالتضامن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٢/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 249. PDF pages: 249.

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