Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3269

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

English translation of the principle

Imposition of the sanction of deeming the appeal as never having been brought for failure to serve its statement within the time limit. Discretionary for the court of merits. Its implication. Failure to impose it despite its conditions being satisfied may not be challenged, as the court is exercising a discretion conferred upon it.
Arabic original
توقيع الجزاء باعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن لعدم إعلان صحيفته في الميعاد. جوازي لمحكمة الموضوع. مؤداه. أن عدم الحكم به رغم توافر شروطه. لا يجوز الطعن عليه لاستعمالها رخصة مخولة لها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢٣/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/٢٠٠٣ 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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