Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1673

Protection of State property inside and outside the planning boundary by prohibiting taking possession of it with the intention of acquiring ownership, disposing of it, attaching it, possessing it or benefiting from it without permission from the competent administrative authority. The exception. Awarding claimants of ownership a special grant subject to certain conditions. The implication thereof. - The provisions of Articles 1, 3 of Law 5/1975 and Articles 13, 14 of Law 5/1959 are addressed to the administrative committees responsible for determining ownership claims in the case of the former, and to the authority entrusted with the procedures - 480 - Administrative for registration in the case of the latter, without prejudice to the right of courts, when hearing actions to establish ownership, to rely on any evidence they find convincing. - Lands situated within the general planning boundary in the areas specified in Article 3 of Law 5/1975 are not invariably State property. Ownership of lands therein may be claimed and legally admissible evidence adduced. The Municipality's allegation of State ownership thereof. Its necessary consequence. It must furnish evidence thereof.