Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1921

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance during the waiting period. Spousal maintenance and considered a strong debt in the school of Imam Malik, so it is extinguished only by payment or release, and Law 51/1984 does not apply to it for the period preceding its entry into force. The judgment's departure from this. A violation of law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
نفقة العدة. نفقة زوجية وتعد ديناً قوياً في مذهب الإمام مالك فلا تسقط إلا بالأداء أو بالإبراء ولا ينطبق عليها قانون ٥١/١٩٨٤ عن الفترة السابقة على العمل به. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. مخالفة للقانون توجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 366.

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