Article 10 of the Saudi Law of Procedure before the Board of Grievances
المادة 10 من نظام المرافعات أمام ديوان المظالم · الباب الثالث: النظر في الدعوى والحكم فيها
The article makes the procedures for hearing the case and the pleadings written as a rule, while allowing the circuit to hear statements and defenses orally and record in the session minutes what it sees fit.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تكون إجراءات نظر الدعوى والمرافعة فيها كتابية، على أنه يجوز للدائرة سماع الأقوال والدفوع مشافهة، وإثبات ما تراه من ذلك في محضر الجلسة .
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 10 explained in plain English
This article sets the way pleadings are conducted before the Board of Grievances courts.
The rule: writing. The procedures for hearing the case and the pleadings are written; that is, the parties present their requests and defenses in written memoranda and documents.
The exception: oral submissions at the circuit's discretion. The circuit may hear statements and defenses orally and record in the session minutes what it sees fit of them. Oral submissions are therefore permitted, but the decision to resort to them, and what is recorded of them, is for the circuit.
What this means in practice:
- Each party should make sure that its defenses and requests are in writing and submitted to the court.
- What is said orally is recorded in the minutes as the circuit sees fit.
This is complemented by Article 11, which allows, under a decision issued by the Administrative Judiciary Council, memoranda to be exchanged between the parties through a court specialist, and the parties to be required to submit supplementary memoranda and documents while the case is being prepared.
To prepare clear and complete memoranda, one may seek the help of a lawyer specializing in administrative cases before the Board of Grievances.
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 10 of the Saudi Law of Procedure before the Board of Grievances
Are pleadings before the Board of Grievances written or oral?
As a rule, the procedures for hearing the case and the pleadings are written, and the circuit may hear statements and defenses orally.
Are oral statements recorded in the session minutes?
The circuit records in the session minutes what it sees fit of the statements and defenses it heard orally.
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- Article 11
The article allows, under a decision of the Administrative Judiciary Council, one of the circuit's judges to prepare the case, and the parties to exchange memoranda through a court specialist.
في سبيل نظر الدعوى يجوز - وفقاً لقرار يصدر من مجلس القضاء الإداري - الآتي : 1 - أن تعهد الدائرة إلى أحد قضاتها تحضير الدعوى وتهيئتها للمرافعة، وفقاً لما يلي: أ
- Article 12
Circuit sessions are valid only with all its judges present, and the prosecution representative in a disciplinary case. If the circuit is incomplete, the President of the Administrative Judiciary Council assigns someone to complete it for no more than 60 days.
مع مراعاة ما نصت عليه المادة (الحادية عشرة) من هذا النظام ؛ لا تصح جلسات الدائرة إلا بحضور جميع قضاتها، وممثل الادعاء في الدعوى التأديبية. فإن لم يكتمل تشكيل ال
- Article 13
The article gives the presiding judge authority to manage and control the session. He may order offensive wording struck, remove those who disrupt it and detain them for 24 hours or fine them up to SAR 1,000, and have a record made of offenses.
إدارة الجلسة وضبطها منوطان برئيسها، ولـه في سبيل ذلك اتخاذ أيِّ من الإجراءات الآتية: 1 - أن يأمر بمحو العبارات الجارحة، أو المخالفة للآداب، أو النظام العام، من
- Article 14
Any party to the case may obtain copies of its papers and documents unless the presiding judge decides otherwise, and no paper may be relied on unless the parties are allowed to see it.
لأيٍّ من أطراف الدعوى الحصول على صور من أوراق الدعوى ومستنداتها ما لم يرَ رئيس الجلسة خلاف ذلك، ولا يجوز التعويل على أيٍّ من أوراق الدعوى ومستنداتها ما لم يمكَّ
- Article 18
The circuit's secretary drafts the session minutes under its president's supervision, including the judges' names, the time and place, those present and the procedures, and the judges, secretary and parties sign them.
يحرر أمين سر الدائرة محضر الجلسة تحت إشراف رئيسها، على أن يبين فيه أسماء القضاة الذين حضروا الجلسة، وزمان انعقادها ومكانه، والحاضرين من أطراف الدعوى، وجميع الإج
- Article 19
If the court sees during the pleadings that supplementary investigation is necessary, it carries it out itself or assigns one of its judges to do so.
إن رأت المحكمة أثناء المرافعة ضرورة إجراء تحقيق تكميلي، باشرت ذلك بنفسها، أو كلفت من يقوم به من قضاتها.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.