Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3204

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

English translation of the principle

The prescribed period for serving the respondent is a period for appearance. Failure to observe it. Its effect. A judgment deeming the appeal as never having been may be rendered. The respondent's appearance after its expiry does not cure it or extinguish the respondent's right to request imposition of the sanction.
Arabic original
الميعاد المقرر لإعلان المستأنف عليه ميعاد حضور. عدم مراعاته. أثره. جواز الحكم باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن. حضور المستأنف عليه بعد فواته لا يصححه ولا يسقط حقه في طلب توقيع الجزاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٣/١٩٨١ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٢٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 541. PDF pages: 538.

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