98 per cent MoSA profits in lawsuits

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 23: Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) revealed the percentage of profit in lawsuits filed against or by the cooperative societies during the current fiscal year, was 98 per cent, stressing that this very high percentage refutes the accusations leveled against the Ministry for standing against the interests of the cooperatives, and confirms the correctness of its legal measures taken in this regard, saying the profit percentage during 2021 was 90, reports AlJarida daily.

The most prominent cases were related to appealing the decisions of dissolution and eviction of investment properties and rents.

The sources pointed out that the total number of cases currently being heard are about 1,925 cases, distributed among the cooperatives of the following governorates -- 291 in the Capital, 512 in Hawalli, and 284 in Farwaniya, and about 94 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer, 254 in Jahra, and 210 in Al-Ahmadi.

The daily added, 213 cases filed against the Ministry and 49 against the Union of Cooperative Societies have been rejected indicating that the most prominent of these cases are related to challenging the Ministry’s decisions to dissolve boards of directors, eviction from investing branches, and rent facilities affiliated to the cooperatives, in addition to the financial dues such as salaries, end of service indemnities and others.

The sources added that “regarding issues related to the investing branches they are regulated by laws and regulations and are looked into by a permanent committee for contracts and the opening of tender envelopes, with a total of about 6600 branches distributed over 74 cooperatives in all regions of the country.”

The sources stressed the ministry is keen to carry out its oversight role to the fullest, which is editing violations, if any, and activating the role of judicial officers.