Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3448

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

English translation of the principle

An award of something the parties did not request or more than they requested. Its effect. It may be challenged by cassation where the court was aware of that, and by a petition for reconsideration where it was not aware of or did not intend that. An example.
Arabic original
الحكم بشيء لم يطلبه الخصوم أو بأكثر مما طلبوه. أثره. جواز الطعن عليه بالتمييز في حالة إدراك المحكمة ذلك وبالتماس إعادة النظر في حالة عدم إدراكها أو قصدها ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٧/٢٠٠٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٢ ص٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 584. PDF pages: 581.

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