Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1741

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

English translation of the principle

Deeming the action never to have been brought if the defendant is not summoned to appear within 90 days from the date the statement of claim was submitted to the registry, for a reason attributable to the plaintiff’s act, and within 30 days in respect of an appeal, is a sanction discretionary for the court.
Arabic original
اعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن إذا لم يتم تكليف المدعي عليه بالحضور خلال ٩٠ يوماً من تاريخ تقديم الصحيفة لإدارة الكتاب بسبب راجع لفعل المدعي وخلال ٣٠ يوماً بالنسبة للطعن الاستئناف جزاء جوازي للمحكمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٣/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 315. PDF pages: 312.

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