Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3457

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 the appeal as never having been brought for failure to serve the respondent with the notice of appeal within the time limit prescribed in Article 137 of the Law of Procedure. Falls within the unfettered discretion of the court of fact, without any obligation to state the justification when declining to do so.
Arabic original
توقيع الجزاء باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن لعدم إعلان المستأنف عليه بصحيفة الاستئناف في الميعاد المقرر بالمادة ١٣٧ مرافعات. من إطلاقات محكمة الموضوع دون إلزام عليها بذكر المسوغ عند رفضها لذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/٢٠١٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٤/٤/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج٢ ص٢٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 659. PDF pages: 656.

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