Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1064

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The question of subject-matter or monetary jurisdiction. It is deemed always present in the proceedings and before the court of merits. The court must rule on it of its own motion even if it has not been raised before it.
Arabic original
مسألة الاختصاص النوعي أو القيمي. اعتبارها قائمة في الخصومة دائماً ومطروحة على محكمة الموضوع. وجوب أن تقضي فيها من تلقاء نفسها ولو لم يدفع بها أمامها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩١/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٢/١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٣٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 571. PDF pages: 565.

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