Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2013

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

English translation of the principle

The rule is that only the person bringing a challenge to a judgment benefits from it, and it may be invoked only against the person against whom it is brought. - Failure of some judgment debtors to challenge the judgment. Has no effect on a challenge validly brought by others. The reason therefor. The legislature departed from this rule in 3 cases. Article 134/2, Procedure Code, including indivisibility. Its import. A person who missed the time limit for challenging the judgment or acquiesced in it may challenge it while a timely challenge brought by one of them is being heard, joining in his relief sought. His failure to do so. The court may order his joinder in the challenge. Example.
Arabic original
الأصل ألاّ يفيد من الطعن في الحكم إلاّ من رفعه ولا يحتج به إلاّ على من رفع عليه. - قعود بعض المحكوم عليهم عن الطعن في الحكم. لا أثر له على الطعن المرفوع من آخرين صحيحاً. علة ذلك. خروج المشرع عن هذه القاعدة في حالات ثلاث. م١٣٤/٢ مرافعات منها عدم القابلية للتجزئة. مفاده. يجوز لمن فوت ميعاد الطعن في الحكم أو قبله أن يطعن فيه حال نظره مرفوعاً في الميعاد من أحدهم منضماً إليه في طلباته. قعوده عن ذلك. للمحكمة أن تأمر باختصامه في الطعن. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٣/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/١١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 328. PDF pages: 325.

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