Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1142

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

English translation of the principle

The contradiction that vitiates judgments. It is that occurring within the grounds of the same judgment itself, such that it is impossible to understand on what basis the court ruled and what it ruled in its operative part. - Contradiction between the grounds of a preliminary judgment issued in the action and the grounds of another conclusive judgment therein. May not be invoked.
Arabic original
التناقض الذي يفسد الأحكام. هو ما يقع في أسباب الحكم الواحد بذاته بحيث لا يمكن معه أن يفهم على أي أساس قضت المحكمة وبما قضت به في منطوقه. - التناقض بين أسباب حكم تمهيدي صادر في الدعوى وأسباب حكم آخر قطعي فيها. لا يجوز التحدي به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ١/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 179. PDF pages: 176.

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