Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1735

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

English translation of the principle

A ruling deeming the action never to have been brought. Its condition. Its previous striking out for the plaintiff’s or appellant’s failure to appear, and his failure to appear after its resumption. Article 59 of the Civil Procedure Law, as amended by Law 36 of 2002. - Resumption of the action by the defendant. Its consequence. Permissibility of imposing this sanction. Its condition. Valid service on the plaintiff of the pleading for reinstatement after striking out. Article 59 of the Civil Procedure Law. Example.
Arabic original
القضاء باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن. شرطه. سبق شطبها لتخلف المدعى أو المستأنف عن الحضور وعدم حضوره بعد تعجيلها. م٥٩ مرافعات معدله بق ٣٦ لسنة ٢٠٠٢. - تعجيل الدعوى من قبل المدعى عليه. مؤداه. جواز توقيع هذا الجزاء. شرطه. إعلان المدعى بصحيفة التجديد من الشطب إعلاناً صحيحاً. م ٥٩ مرافعات. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/٩/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 313. PDF pages: 310.

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