Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2185

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

English translation of the principle

Lack of entitlement is assessed from the recipient's perspective, not the payer's. - An action for restitution of an undue payment becomes time-barred upon the passage of three years from the day the plaintiff learns of his right to recovery, or fifteen years from the day that right arises. - Recourse action:-
Arabic original
العبرة في عدم الاستحقاق بالنظر إليه من زاوية المتسلم لا من زاوية الدافع. - سقوط دعوى رد غير المستحق بمضي ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي يعلم فيه المدعي بحقه في الاسترداد أو بخمسة عشر سنة من يوم نشوء هذا الحق. - دعوى الرجوع:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٨/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٤٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 405. PDF pages: 402.

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