SCA 1696/2019
This case involved a request for compensation by a partner against a fellow partner for preventing him from providing services to pilgrims. Issues included a ruling by the minister of pilgrimage on the issue and the fact the claimant was not a merchant which impacted the court's jurisdiction.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to order the defendant to pay him 375000 Riyals as compensation. He said that the defendant had prevented him from providing services to pilgrims although they were partners in a company.
The defendant requested the court to dismiss the case and said that he would abide by the decisions of the minister of pilgrimage.
The court said that the case documents revealed that the claimant had admitted that the decision of the minister of pilgrimage was valid. The court said that the defendant had applied the rules in the decision to the claimant.
The court dismissed the case.