Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2778

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. Its ruling that the appealed judgment is void owing to invalid service of the originating pleading. Its necessary consequence. It must confine itself to ruling on nullity without determining the merits. An example.
Arabic original
إعلان الصحيفة. شرط لانعقاد الخصومة. مخالفة ذلك. أثرها. زوال الخصومة وبطلان الحكم وللمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. قضاؤها ببطلان الحكم المستأنف لبطلان إعلان الصحيفة. لازمه. أن تقف عند القضاء بالبطلان دون الفصل في الموضوع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/١٩٩٥ عمالي جلسة ٢/٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٢١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 533. PDF pages: 530.

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