Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3190

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

English translation of the principle

Nullity of summonses due to a defect in service, in the designation of the court, or in the hearing date. Relative nullity established in the interest of the person for whose protection it was prescribed and not relating to public order. It may be invoked in the statement of appeal by a person who did not appear before the court of first instance, and the Court of Appeal may not declare it of its own motion. Article 80 of the Civil Procedure Law. A judgment addressing this of its own motion. A violation of the law. An example.
Arabic original
بطلان أوراق التكليف بالحضور لعيب في الإعلان أو في بيان المحكمة أو في تاريخ الجلسة. نسبي مقرر لمصلحة من شرع لحمايته ولا يتعلق بالنظام العام. جواز التمسك به في صحيفة الاستئناف لمن لم يحضر أمام محكمة أول درجة ولا يجوز لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. م٨٠ مرافعات. تعرض الحكم من تلقاء نفسه لذلك. مخالفة للقانون. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠/١٩٨٦ إداري جلسة ٣١/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٤٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 610. PDF pages: 607.

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