Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 259

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

English translation of the principle

The plea that the action be deemed never to have existed for failure to reinstate it after striking out. Established for the benefit of defendants who were not served. Its effect. No one else may invoke the plea. The condition for this. That the subject matter of the action be divisible.
Arabic original
الدفع باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن لعدم تجديدها من الشطب. مقرر لمصلحة من لم يتم إعلانه من المدعى عليهم. أثره. لا يجوز لغيره التمسك بالدفع. شرط ذلك. أن يكون موضوع الدعوى قابلاً للتجزئة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 50. PDF pages: 47.

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