Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3267

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

English translation of the principle

Failure to summon the appellee to appear before the court within thirty days from the date of submitting the statement to the court registry. Its effect. Permissibility of ruling that the appeal be deemed as if it had never been at the appellee’s request. Its condition. Delay on the appellant’s part. Assessment thereof. Within the unfettered discretion of the court of merits. Articles 49, 137/1 of the Civil Procedure Law.
Arabic original
عدم تكليف المستأنف عليه بالحضور أمام المحكمة خلال ثلاثين يوماً من تاريخ تقديم الصحيفة إلى إدارة الكتاب. أثره. جواز القضاء باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن بناء على طلب المستأنف ضده. شرطه. وجود تراخي من جانب المستأنف. تقدير ذلك. من إطلاقات محكمة الموضوع. م٤٩، ١٣٧/١ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/٢٠٠٢ مدني جلسة ٧/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 553. PDF pages: 550.

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