Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3029

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 action or appeal never to have existed because of delay in service. Permissive for the court and left to its absolute discretion, without any obligation to state a justification when it refuses to apply it. - Challenging a judgment for not exercising a discretion conferred upon it. Impermissible.
Arabic original
توقيع الجزاء باعتبار الدعوى أو الاستئناف كأن لم يكن بسبب التراخي في الإعلان. جوازي للمحكمة ومتروك لمطلق تقديرها دون إلزام عليها بذكر المسوغ عند رفضها إعماله. - النعى على الحكم عدم استعماله رخصه مخولة له. لا يجوز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٨/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٦٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 580. PDF pages: 577.

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