Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2023

Discontinuance of proceedings does not apply to actions whose subject matter concerns public order. An example thereof. Charitable bequests. The rationale for that. They involve an act of charity, so their fate is not tied to the will of the person who instituted them, and they are regarded as hisbah actions concerning an exclusive right of God Almighty or a right in which God’s right predominates, and are not intended to defend personal rights. - The deceased’s will containing, in part, expenditure from one-third of the estate on charitable purposes. Its import. It includes a charitable bequest. The effect thereof. Discontinuance of the appeal proceedings is impermissible. 11- Dower and maintenance action:-