Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3273

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

English translation of the principle

Service and delivery of judicial documents. Its condition. Delivery by the process server of the notice to the person himself or at his domicile. Absence of the person himself. Its necessary consequence. His absence must be recorded and the document delivered to a person who states that he is his agent, works in his service, or resides with him, being a spouse, relative or mother. Omission of this statement. Its effect is nullity of service, so that it does not commence the time limit for appeal. Example.
Arabic original
إعلان الأوراق القضائية وتسليمها. شرطه. قيام مندوب الإعلان بتسليم الإعلان للشخص نفسه أو في موطنه. عدم وجود الشخص نفسه. لازمه. وجوب إثبات غيابه وتسليم الورقة لمن يقرر أنه وكيله أو يعمل في خدمته أو ساكنا معه من أزواج أو أقارب أو أمهات. إغفال هذا البيان. أثره بطلان الإعلان فلا ينفتح به ميعاد الطعن. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٨، ٦١/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٤/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٢٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 627. PDF pages: 624.

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