Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2453

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

English translation of the principle

The rule is that a challenge to a judgment benefits only the person bringing it and may be invoked only against the person against whom it is brought. - Failure by some of the parties against whom judgment was rendered to challenge it. Has no effect on a challenge validly brought by others. The reason for this. The legislature's departure from this rule in three cases. Article 134/2 - 410 - Procedure Procedure, including indivisibility. Its implication. A person who missed the time limit for challenging the judgment or accepted it has the right to challenge it while a challenge brought by one of them is being heard, joining that person's claims. His failure to do so. The court may order that he be joined to the challenge. - An appeal by one of the parties against whom judgment was rendered and the court's order joining the remaining appellant heirs. Its effect. Another appeal brought by one of them. A ruling that the appeal may not be heard because it has already been adjudicated. Correct.
Arabic original
الأصل ألا يفيد من الطعن في الحكم إلاّ رافعة وألاّ يحتج به إلاّ على من رُفع 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 - ٤١٠ - المرافعات مرافعات منها عدم القابلية للتجزئة. مفاده. لمن فوت ميعاد الطعن في الحكم أو قبله حق الطعن فيه حال نظره مرفوعاً من أحدهم منضماً إليه في طلباته. قعوده عن ذلك. للمحكمة أن تأمر باختصامه في الطعن. - استئناف أحد المحكوم عليهم وأمر المحكمة باختصام باقي الورثة الطاعنين. أثر ذلك. إقامة استئناف آخر من أحدهم. القضاء بعدم جواز نظر الاستئناف لسابقة الفصل فيه. صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 410. PDF pages: 407–408.

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