Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3050

Permissibility of a judgment deeming the action or appeal as never having been brought if the defendant or respondent is not summoned to appear within the specified period. The condition therefor. That the delay in service, whether intentional or negligent, be attributable to an act of the plaintiff or appellant, as they bear the duty of continuously following up the proceedings and taking the appropriate procedural step. - 583 - Civil Procedure