Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1778

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 owing to the passage of more than six months from the date it was struck off. It may be waived expressly or implicitly. No return is permissible to that in respect of which the litigant's right has been relinquished. Example.
Arabic original
اعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن لمضى أكثر من ستة أشهر على تاريخ شطبها . جواز التنازل عنه صراحة أو ضمناً . عدم جواز العودة إلى ما اسقط حق الخصم فيه . مثال .
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٧٣ مدني جلسة ١/٤/١٩٧٤ مج ٧ س ص ١٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 322. PDF pages: 319.

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