Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4193

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

English translation of the principle

Deeming the action as though the other litigant had not been served with notice of its continuation within ninety days of its being struck out. Its purpose. How this time limit is to be observed. Expiry of the time limit without serving the other litigant with notice of the scheduled hearing. Its effect. Deeming the action as never having been brought. The nature of this sanction. It does not relate to public policy. - The court registry’s effecting service of notice of resumption of proceedings in the action after it was struck out. Does not relieve the plaintiff of responsibility for attending to and following it up. The reason for this.
Arabic original
اعتبار الدعوى كأن لم يتم إعلان الخصم الآخر بالسير فيها خلال تسعين يوماً من شطبها. القصد منه. كيفية مراعاة هذا الميعاد. فوات الميعاد دون إعلان الخصم الآخر بالجلسة المحددة. أثره. اعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن. طبيعة هذا الجزاء. عدم تعلقه بالنظام العام. - قيام إدارة الكتاب بإجراء إعلان التعجيل بالسير في الدعوى بعد شطبها. لا يخلي مسئولية المدعي من الاهتمام به وموالاته. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٦/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 775. PDF pages: 772.

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