Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2767

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

English translation of the principle

Service of the originating pleading. A condition for constitution of the proceedings. Contravention thereof. Its effect. The proceedings cease to exist and the judgment is void, and the court may so rule of its own motion. The Court of Appeal's ruling that the appealed judgment is void because the proceedings ceased to exist owing to invalid service of the originating pleading. It must confine itself to declaring nullity without determining the merits.
Arabic original
إعلان الصحيفة. شرط لانعقاد الخصومة. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. زوال الخصومة وبطلان الحكم وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. قضاء محكمة الاستئناف ببطلان الحكم المستأنف لزوال الخصومة لبطلان إعلان الصحيفة. وجوب أن تقف عند حد تقرير البطلان دون الفصل في الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٦/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٤٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 532. PDF pages: 529.

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