Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4339

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance for the waiting period. Entitlement thereto from the date it becomes obligatory. It is extinguished only by payment or release. The provision in Article 78 of the Personal Status Law that an action shall not be heard for a prior period exceeding two years. Its inapplicability thereto. The ground of challenge concerning this. A manifestly invalid plea. The judgment is not vitiated by failing to set it out or respond to it.
Arabic original
نفقة العدة. استحقاقها من تاريخ وجوبها. ولا تسقط إلا بالأداء أو الإبراء. الحكم الوارد في المادة ٧٨ من ق الأحوال الشخصية بعدم سماع الدعوى عن مدة سابقة تزيد عن سنتين. عدم انطباقه عليها. النعي الوارد بشأن ذلك. دفع ظاهر البطلان. لا يعيب الحكم عدم ايراده أو عدم رده عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٠/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٨١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 797. PDF pages: 794.

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