Article 210 of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure
المادة 210 من نظام المرافعات الشرعية · الباب الثاني عشر: القضاء المستعجل
The article allows anyone harmed by works carried out without right to bring an urgent case to stop new works, and the judge issues the prohibition order if satisfied of its grounds.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يجوز لمن يضار من أعمال تقام بغير حق أن يتقدم إلى المحكمة المختصة بالموضوع بدعوى مستعجلة لوقف الأعمال الجديدة، وعلى القاضي أن يصدر أمرًا بالمنع إذا اقتنع بمسوغاته، ولا يؤثر هذا الأمر بالمنع على أصل الحق ولا يكون دليلًا عليه، ولمن ينازع فيه أن يتقدم إلى القضاء وفق أحكام هذا النظام.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 210 explained in plain English
This article regulates the case of stopping new works, one of the urgent cases.
Who may bring it? Anyone who is harmed by works carried out without right, and he brings it before the court competent over the merits.
The judge's role: The judge must issue a prohibition order if he is satisfied of its grounds.
Effect of the order:
- The prohibition order does not affect the underlying right.
- Nor is it evidence of it.
- Whoever disputes it may go to the courts under the provisions of the Law.
The purpose of this case is to stop the works temporarily so that the harm does not worsen, not to decide finally who has the right.
This article is similar in structure to Article 209, on the case of preventing interference with possession and recovering it: in both, the judge issues the order if he is satisfied of its grounds, and the order does not affect the underlying right and is not evidence of it. It is followed by Article 211, which regulates the case of requesting sequestration.
What this means in practice: if someone starts carrying out works that harm you and that you consider to be without right, you can ask the court to stop them on an urgent basis, and the dispute over the underlying right then remains open to be heard by the courts. To assess your position, you can consult a lawyer who specializes in real estate cases.
Practical example
Ahmed's neighbor in Taif started building a wall that extends into a passage that Ahmed considers to be allocated to his house, and he was harmed by this. Ahmed may bring an urgent case to stop the new works, and the judge issues a prohibition order if he is satisfied of its grounds. This order does not decide who has the right to the passage, and whoever disputes that may go to the courts.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 210 of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure
How do I stop construction that harms me?
Anyone harmed by works carried out without right may bring an urgent case to stop new works before the court competent over the merits.
Does an order stopping works prove that the right is mine?
No. The prohibition order does not affect the underlying right and is not evidence of it, and whoever disputes it may go to the courts.
More articles on Urgent Proceedings
- Article 29
The article makes the Kingdom's courts competent to take precautionary and interim measures enforced in the Kingdom, even if they are not competent over the original claim.
تختص محاكم المملكة باتخاذ التدابير التحفظية والوقتية التي تنفذ في المملكة ولو كانت غير مختصة بالدعوى الأصلية.
- Article 120
A person with an interest may bring an urgent case before the court competent by place to inspect a fact that may become the subject of a future dispute and record its condition in the presence of those concerned.
يجوز لكل صاحب مصلحة في إثبات معالم واقعة يحتمل أن تصبح محل نزاع أمام القضاء مستقبلًا أن يتقدم إلى المحكمة المختصة بها مكانًا بدعوى مستعجلة لمعاينتها بحضور ذوي ا
- Article 169Amended (1442 AH)
The article specifies the cases in which a judgment must carry provisional enforcement, with or without security at the judge's discretion.
يجب أن يكون الحكم مشمولًا بالتنفيذ المعجل، بكفالة أو بدونها حسب تقدير القاضي، وذلك في الأحوال الآتية: أ - الأحكام الصادرة في الأمور المستعجلة. ب- إذا كان الحكم
- Article 196
The article provides that an objection before the Supreme Court does not stay execution of the judgment, though the court may order a temporary stay on a request in the memorandum where serious, irreparable harm is feared.
لا يترتب على الاعتراض لدى المحكمة العليا وقف تنفيذ الحكم، ما لم ينص النظام على خلاف ذلك، وللمحكمة أن تأمر بوقف تنفيذ الحكم مؤقتًّا إذا طُلب ذلك في مذكرة الاعترا
- Article 205
The article makes the court competent over the merits the one that rules provisionally on urgent matters relating to the dispute, without its ruling affecting the merits of the case.
تحكـم المحكمـة المختصـة بنظـر الموضوع بصفة مؤقتة في المسائل المستعجلة التي يخشى عليها فوات الوقت والمتعلقة بالمنازعة نفسها، ولا يؤثر هذا الحكم على موضوع الدعوى،
- Article 206
The article lists the urgent cases, including inspection to record the condition of something, travel bans, possession, stopping new works, sequestration and a day laborer's wage.
تشمل الدعاوى المستعجلة ما يأتي: أ - دعوى المعاينة لإثبات الحالة. ب - دعوى المنع من السفر. ج - دعوى منع التعرض للحيازة، ودعوى استردادها. د - دعوى وقف الأعمال الج
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