Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2152

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment’s omission of the names of the judges who decided the action renders it void and requires its cassation. The basis for this. Article 116 of the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law. This concerns public policy. Its effect. It may be raised by the litigants, the Public Prosecution, or the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
خلو الحكم من بيان أسماء القضاة الذين فصلوا في الدعوى يبطله ويوجب تمييزه. أساس ذلك. م١١٦ من قانون المرافعات المدنية والتجارية. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. أثره. جواز إثارته من الخصوم أو النيابة أو من محكمة التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/١٩٩٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 355. PDF pages: 352.

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