Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1305

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

English translation of the principle

The claim by which the dispute is defined and to which reference must be made to ascertain whether the judge ruled on what the litigants requested, exceeded it, or omitted part of it. What matters in the judgment's adherence to these claims is not exceeding the amount requested, without being bound by the elements upon which it was based. - 240 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
الطلب الذي يتحدد به النزاع ويجب الرجوع إليه لمعرفة إن كان القاضي حكم فيما طلبه الخصوم أو جاوزه أو أهمل بعضه. المعتبر في التزام الحكم هذه الطلبات هو عدم مجاوزة القدر المطلوب دون التزام العناصر التي بني عليها. - ٢٤٠ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 237.

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