Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2160

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

English translation of the principle

Intervention by the Public Prosecution is mandatory in matters regarded as pertaining to public policy, including actions concerning lineage and correction of names. Omission thereof. Its effect. Absolute invalidity. - A judgment determining a lineage action without the Public Prosecution expressing its opinion therein invalidates the judgment, and the Court of Cassation may rule accordingly of its own motion.
Arabic original
تدخل النيابة العامة وجوبي في المسائل المعتبرة من النظام العام ومنها دعاوى النسب وتصحيح الأسماء. إغفال ذلك. أثره. البطلان المطلق. - فصل الحكم في دعوى النسب دون إبداء النيابة العامة رأيها فيها يبطل الحكم ولمحكمة التمييز أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٣٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 356. PDF pages: 353.

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