Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3407

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

English translation of the principle

Awarding what the parties did not request or more than they requested, where this is not the result of an unintentional oversight by the court. The means of correcting it. An appeal by way of cassation, not a petition for reconsideration.
Arabic original
القضاء بما لم يطلبه الخصوم أو بأكثر مما طلبوه إذا لم يكن نتيجته سهو غير متعمد من المحكمة. وسيلة تصحيحه. هي الطعن عليه بطريق التمييز وليس التماس إعادة النظر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٨/١٩٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/١٩٨٢ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٣٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 577. PDF pages: 574.

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