Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1117

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

English translation of the principle

The court of merits is bound by the cause of action and must confine its examination to it without changing it, as it is the legal source of the right claimed against.
Arabic original
تقيد محكمة الموضوع بسبب الدعوى وقصر بحثها عليه دون تغييره باعتباره المصدر القانوني للحق المدعي عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٣ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 209.

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