Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4316

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

English translation of the principle

The losing party in an action. Ordering that party to pay its costs, which include judicial fees. Their nature. Articles 119 of the Civil Procedure Law and 21 of Judicial Fees Law 17/1973. - Exemption of government departments from judicial fees. An exception to the general rule. Its limitation to actions and appeals brought by them, not those brought against them. Article 1 of Law 7/1961, Article 20 of Law 17/1973.
Arabic original
خاسر الدعوى. إلزامه بمصروفاتها التي تشمل الرسوم القضائية. ماهيتها. المادتان ١١٩ مرافعات، ٢١ من قانون الرسوم القضائية ١٧/١٩٧٣. - إعفاء دوائر الحكومة من الرسوم القضائية. استثناء من الأصل العام. قصره على الدعاوى والطعون التي ترفع منها دون التي ترفع عليها. م ١ ق ٧/١٩٦١، م ٢٠ ق ١٧/١٩٧٣.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧٧/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٣/١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٣٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 759. PDF pages: 756.

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