KCC 2169/2017

This case involved a defendant who had failed to vacate a rented property and whether the statute of limitations applied.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. They requested the court to order the defendant to vacate a rented property and pay 29964 Dinars. They stated that a previous ruling had ordered the defendant to vacate the property but the defendant had failed to do so.

The court ruled that the defendant should vacate the property and that he should pay the amount.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the case should have been dismissed due to the statute of limitations because three years had already passed since the ruling.was issued.

Decision