Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 932

Jurisdiction of the Tenancy Circuit under the provisions of Decree-Law No. 35/1978. Its criterion. Matters outside this jurisdiction. Example: the payer's recourse action against the debtor and the subrogation action. Their being based - 542 - Procedure on the fact of payment. Payment not being excepted for a tenancy relationship. Its effect. Their lack of connection with the provisions of the Tenancy Law. - The determining consideration in establishing subject-matter jurisdiction. The plaintiff's claims in his action. - The trial court is bound by the cause of action. The effect thereof. It cannot change it of its own motion.