Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 521

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

English translation of the principle

Impairment of the function of hearing or of one or both ears. Does not warrant diyah but rather hukumah of justice. No basis for applying Decision No. 66/1983 of the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour. The reason therefor. - Ammah, hashimah and wounds. Their definition.
Arabic original
النقص في وظيفة السمع أو إحدى الأذنين أو كليهما. لا يستحق عنه دية بل حكومة عدل. لا محل لإعمال قرار وزير الشئون الاجتماعية والعمل رقم ٦٦/١٩٨٣. علة ذلك. - الآمة والهاشمة والجروح. تعريفها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٧٨، ٣٨٢/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 106. PDF pages: 106.

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