Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 560

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation determined by the Tripartite Committee for occupational injuries to State employees pursuant to the schedule of diyas and Minister of Social Affairs Decision 66/1983 constitutes a Sharia diya. Its implication. The injured employee may claim supplementary compensation.
Arabic original
ما تقرره اللجنة الثلاثية من تعويض عن إصابات العمل لموظفي الدولة وفقاً لجدول الديات وقرار وزير الشئون الاجتماعية ٦٦/١٩٨٣ هو ديه شرعيه. مؤداه. للموظف المصاب المطالبة بتعويض تكميلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٧/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 113. PDF pages: 113.

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