Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1469

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

English translation of the principle

Impermissibility of ruling on the authenticity or forgery of a document and on the merits in a single judgment. A fundamental rule of procedure, even if not stipulated in the Law of Evidence. A judgment ruling on rejection and invalidity of the instrument and on the merits in a single judgment. An infringement of the right of defense necessitating its cassation.
Arabic original
عدم جواز القضاء بصحة الورقة أو بتزويرها وفي الموضوع بحكم واحد. قاعدة أساسية من قواعد المرافعات ولو لم ينص عليها في قانون الإثبات. قضاء الحكم برد وبطلان السند وفي الموضوع بحكم واحد. إخلال بحق الدفاع يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٠، ٧٢/١٩٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 227.

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