Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2251

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

English translation of the principle

Amounts owed by the Government to individuals and paid to it as customs duty or a fee under the provisions of Law 13 of 1980. Become time-barred upon the lapse of five years from the date of payment. An example. - Determining the existence or absence of the debtor's acknowledgment of the debt as a ground for interrupting limitation. A matter for the trial court.
Arabic original
المبالغ المستحقة للأفراد على الحكومة والمدفوعة لها بوصفها ضريبة جمركية أو رسماً طبقاً لأحكام القانون ١٣ لسنة ١٩٨٠. تتقادم بمضي خمس سنوات من تاريخ الدفع. مثال. - استخلاص توافر أو عدم توافر إقرار المدين بالدين كسبب لقطع التقادم. موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٥/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 436. PDF pages: 436.

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