Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 216

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

English translation of the principle

Failure to reinstate the action after it was struck off within the time limit prescribed in Article 59 of the Code of Procedure. Results in its being deemed never to have existed by operation of law whenever the interested party invokes this before addressing the merits.
Arabic original
عدم تجديد الدعوى من الشطب في الميعاد المنصوص عليه في المادة ٥٩ من قانون المرافعات. يترتب عليه اعتبارها كأن لم تكن بقوة القانون متى تمسك بذلك ذو الشأن قبل التعرض للموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٧/١٩٩٦ عمالي جلسة ١٦/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 42. PDF pages: 39.

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