Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1759

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for imposing the sanction of deeming the action never to have been brought for failure to serve its statement of claim within ninety days. It must be attributable to the plaintiff's act. Assessment of whether to impose it falls within the authority of the court of merits, provided it is reasonable.
Arabic original
المناط في توقيع جزاء اعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن لعدم إعلان صحيفتها خلال تسعين يوماً. مرجعه فعل المدعي. تقدير توقيعه من سلطة محكمة الموضوع مادام سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٩٣ مدني جلسة ١٥/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٨٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 318. PDF pages: 315.

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