Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 514

Compensation for bodily injury itself by diya in accordance with the provisions of Islamic Sharia is available only when the bodily injury is one for which diya or arsh may be payable. Otherwise, compensation therefor is in accordance with what the judge assesses as making good the damage. - Laceration of the diaphragm, fracture of the eighteenth rib, and fracture of the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae. Awarding compensation therefor by equitable judicial assessment. No error in the application of the law.