As a general principle, cases valued at less than SAR 50,000 are considered minor cases. A judgment issued by the first-instance circuit in such a case becomes final, and the party against whom it is issued, whether claimant or defendant, may not challenge it by appeal.
The Implementing Regulation for Methods of Objecting to Judgments, issued under Royal Decree No. M/15 dated 27/01/1443 AH, gives an aggrieved party the right to appeal a rejection of a petition for reconsideration only in relation to the formal ruling, not the merits. Article 34(f) provides for an appeal against judgments rejecting a petition on formal grounds. If the petition is rejected on the merits, the affected party may seek cassation of that rejection before the Supreme Court.
