KCC 136/2001 issued on 10/11/2002
This case involved a divorce. A key point was if the appointed arbitrators were unable to determine who was the abuser in the relationship the wife should not get compensation.
Background
A husband filed a case against his wife before the court. He requested the court to order the wife to pay the value of a dowry and be divorced. He said that his wife used to insult him.
The wife filed a case against the husband before the court. She requested the court to order the husband to divorce her and pay her entitlements.
The court said that the two parties should get divorced.
The wife appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
The wife appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. She said in her grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. She said that the three arbitrators appointed by the court were different regarding the dispute. She said that she requested the court to refer the case to investigation as a result but the court dismissed this request.