Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1426

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

English translation of the principle

The deceased's inheritance being confined to his lawful heirs in respect of parents, children, or agnatic heirs. Its condition. Verification that their lineage to the deceased is established. - Actions in which a dispute arises over lineage. The Public Prosecution must be notified to intervene and express - 261 - Civil Procedure its opinion therein. Failure to do so. Its effect. Nullity of the judgment.
Arabic original
انحصار إرث المتوفى في ورثته الشرعيين بالنسبة للآباء أو الأبناء أو العصبة . شرطه. التحقق من ثبوت نسبهم للمتوفى. - الدعاوى التي يثور فيها النزاع حول النسب . وجوب إبلاغ النيابة العامة للتدخل وإبداء - ٢٦١ - المرافعات الرأي فيها. تخلف ذلك. أثره . بطلان الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢/٤/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 261. PDF pages: 258–259.

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