Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 269

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

English translation of the principle

Imposition of the sanction of deeming an appeal as never having been brought for failure to serve its originating document within the time limit. Discretionary for the court of merits. This means that failure to order it, despite fulfilment of its conditions, may not be challenged, as the court has exercised a discretion conferred upon it.
Arabic original
توقيع الجزاء باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن لعدم إعلان صحيفته في الميعاد. جوازي لمحكمة الموضوع. مؤداه أن عدم الحكم به رغم توافر شروطه. لا يجوز الطعن عليه لاستعمالها رخصة مخولة لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٣/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٧٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 52. PDF pages: 49.

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