Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3295

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

English translation of the principle

The plea that an action may not be heard owing to the passage of time. Substantive. The first-instance judgment upholding it is an adjudication by which the court exhausts its jurisdiction. Upon reversing it, the appellate court must determine the action.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. موضوعي. الحكم الابتدائي بقبوله قضاء تستنفد به المحكمة ولايتها. التزام المحكمة الاستئنافية عند إلغائه بالفصل في الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٨١ مدني جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٢٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 559. PDF pages: 556.

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