Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1217

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

English translation of the principle

Awarding what the litigants did not request. If it is not the result of an unintentional oversight by the court that delivered the judgment. The means of correcting it. It is to challenge the judgment by cassation, not by a petition for reconsideration. An example.
Arabic original
القضاء بما لم يطلبه الخصوم. إذا لم يكن نتيجة سهو غير متعمد من المحكمة التي أصدرت الحكم. وسيلة تصحيحه. هي الطعن على الحكم بطريق التمييز وليس التماس إعادة النظر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٠، ٦٨/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص١٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 227. PDF pages: 224.

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