Article 90 of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure
المادة 90 من نظام المرافعات الشرعية · الباب السابع: وقف الخصومة وانقطاعها وتركها
Interruption of the litigation stops all pleading deadlines running against the parties and invalidates all procedures carried out during the interruption.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يترتب على انقطاع الخصومة وقف جميع مواعيد المرافعات التي كانت جارية في حق الخصوم، وبطلان جميع الإجراءات التي تحصل أثناء الانقطاع.
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 90 explained in plain English
This article explains the consequences of the interruption of the litigation, whose reasons are regulated in Article 88, such as the death of a party, his loss of capacity to litigate, or the end of the capacity of his representative. Interruption has two effects:
- Stopping the deadlines: all pleading deadlines that were running against the parties stop, and do not continue to run during the period of interruption.
- Invalidity of procedures: all procedures carried out during the interruption are void.
The reason for this: to protect the party affected by the reason for interruption and his successors, such as the heirs of a deceased party, so that they do not miss deadlines or have procedures taken in their absence before they can follow the case.
This situation continues until the case is resumed by the means set out in Article 91, such as a request by one of the parties through a summons properly notified, or the appearance at the set session of the successor of the person affected by the reason for interruption.
This effect does not apply if the case is ready for judgment under Article 89, because the litigation is not interrupted then. If there is doubt about the effect of the interruption on a particular deadline, a lawyer specializing in litigation and Sharia procedure can be consulted.
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 90 of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure
Do deadlines continue to run during the interruption of the litigation?
No. Interruption stops all pleading deadlines that were running against the parties.
What is the status of procedures carried out during the interruption of the litigation?
All procedures carried out during the interruption are void.
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Proceedings are interrupted by the death of a party, loss of his capacity to litigate, or end of the capacity of his representative, unless the case is ready for judgment; the end of an agency does not interrupt them.
1- ما لم تكن الدعوى قد تهيأت للحكم في موضوعها، فإن سير الخصومة ينقطع بوفاة أحد الخصوم، أو بفقده أهلية الخصومة، أو بزوال صفة النيابة عمن كان يباشر الخصومة عنه، ع
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A case is considered ready for judgment on its merits if the parties made their closing statements and requests in the pleading session before the reason for interruption arose.
تعد الدعوى مهيأة للحكم في موضوعها إذا أبدى الخصوم أقوالهم وطلباتهم الختامية في جلسة المرافعة قبل وجود سبب الانقطاع.
- Article 91
A case interrupted is resumed at the request of a party by a summons properly notified to the successor of the person affected by the reason for interruption or to the other party, or by the successor's appearance at the set session.
يستأنف السير في الدعوى بناء على طلب أحد الخصوم بتكليف يبلغ حسب الأصول إلى من يخلف من قام به سبب الانقطاع، أو إلى الخصم الآخر. وكذلك يستأنف السير في الدعوى إذا ح
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