Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2123

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

English translation of the principle

The scope of the action is determined by the judicial claim, whether original or incidental. The parties and judge are bound by it. The plaintiff's claim for provisional compensation of 1001 dinars for damage sustained as a result of an erroneous administrative decision. Awarding him one dinar as provisional compensation on the basis that his aim in his action is to establish the principle of liability and obtain an appealable judgment. Error in understanding the actual nature of the plaintiff's claims. Vitiates it.
Arabic original
نطاق الدعوى يتحدد بالمطالبة القضائية. أصلية أو عارضة. ويلتزم به الخصوم والقاضي. مطالبة المدّعى بتعويض مؤقت قدره ١٠٠١ دينار لقاء ما حدث له من ضرر نتيجة قرار إداري خاطئ. الحكم له بدينار واحد كتعويض مؤقت على أساس أن مبتغاه من دعواه هو تقدير مبدأ المسئولية والحصول على حكم يجوز استئنافه. خطأ في فهم واقع طلبات المدعى. يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤٤، ٢٤٩/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢/٧/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 349. PDF pages: 346.

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