As a general rule, cases valued at less than SAR 50,000 are minor cases. A judgment issued by a circuit of the Court of First Instance in such a case becomes final, and the party against whom judgment is entered, whether the claimant or the defendant, may not challenge it by appeal.
The Implementing Regulations on Methods of Challenging Judgments, issued by Royal Decree No. M/15 dated 27/01/1443 AH, give an aggrieved party the right to appeal a judgment rejecting a petition for reconsideration as to form, but not on the merits. Article 34(f) provides for an appeal against judgments rejecting a petition on procedural grounds. If the petition is rejected on the merits, the affected party may seek cassation of the rejection judgment before the Supreme Court.
