Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 970

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the value of an action in relation to the appeal threshold. The determining factor is the parties’ final claims, not the value of what the court awarded. The reason therefor. - A worker’s claim to entitlement to the grades and promotions of which he was deprived. A claim of unassessed value. The judgment in the action is regarded as exceeding the final-instance monetary threshold of the Court of First Instance. Its appealability. Articles 37, 140 of the Law of Procedure.
Arabic original
تقدير قيمة الدعوى فيما يتعلق بنصاب الاستئناف. العبرة فيه بآخر طلبات الخصوم وليس بقيمة ما قضت به المحكمة. علة ذلك. - مطالبة العامل بأحقيته في الدرجات والترقيات التي حرم منها. طلب غير مقدر القيمة. الحكم في الدعوى اعتباره مجاوزاً النصاب الانتهائي للمحكمة الكلية. جواز استئنافه. م٣٧، ١٤٠ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٥/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد سابع ص١٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 185. PDF pages: 182.

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