Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3433

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

English translation of the principle

Awarding something not requested by the litigants or more than they requested. Its effect. Permissibility of challenging it by cassation where the court was aware of and intended that. And by a petition for reconsideration where it was not aware of or did not intend that. Example.
Arabic original
الحكم بشيء لم يطلبه الخصوم أو بأكثر مما طلبوه. أثره. جواز الطعن عليه بالتمييز في حالة إدراك وقصد المحكمة ذلك. وبالتماس إعادة النظر في حالة عدم إدراكها أو قصدها ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥١/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 581. PDF pages: 578.

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