(Higher Court of Judicature): (Disciplinary Committee) ruled on 17,434 appeals during the 2025/2026 judicial year

Kuwait City, July 11 (KUNA) -- The Supreme Council of the Judiciary stated that the Court of Cassation resolved 17,434 appeals during the 2025/2026 judicial year, representing a 17.7 percent increase compared to the 2024/2025 judicial year, while maintaining a commitment to the quality of judicial reasoning in line with the trajectory of Kuwait’s justice system.

In a press statement issued on Saturday, the Council noted that the number of appeals resolved during the 2024/2025 judicial year was 14,816, according to statistics released by the Court of Cassation.

It added that, based on the statistics, the number of cases registered during the 2025/2026 judicial year amounted to 9,482, compared to 13,991 cases during the 2024/2025 judicial year.

The statement clarified that the Court of Cassation continues to address the issue of appeal backlog in implementation of the high directives from His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and guard him, and in fulfillment of the plan approved by the Council in this regard. (End) N.S. / M.K.