Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 621

The scope of an action is determined by the judicial claim, whether original or incidental. The litigants and the judge are bound by it. The plaintiff's claim for provisional compensation of 1001 dinars for the harm suffered as a result of an erroneous administrative decision. Awarding him 1 dinar as provisional compensation on the basis that his aim in bringing the action was to establish the principle of liability and obtain an appealable judgment. An error in understanding the actual relief sought by the plaintiff. It vitiates it.