Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1902

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the value of the action in relation to the appeal threshold. The determining factor is the parties' latest claims, not the value of what the court awarded. The reason for this. - A worker's claim to entitlement to the grades and promotions of which he was deprived. A claim of unquantified value. The judgment in the action is considered to exceed the threshold for final judgments of the Court of First Instance. It may be appealed. Articles 37, 140 of the Civil Procedure Law. - 306 - Civil 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. - ٣٠٦ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٥/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 306. PDF pages: 303.

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