Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1835

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The administration's seizure of real property to allocate it to public use without taking the procedures required by law for expropriation. Usurpation. Its effect. Its liability for compensation pursuant to the rules of tort liability and its obligation to make full reparation for the damage sustained by the injured party.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدارة على عقار لتخصيصه للمنفعة العامة دون اتخاذ الإجراءات التي يوجبها القانون لنزع الملكية. غصب. أثره. مسئوليتها عن التعويض وفقاً لأحكام المسئولية التقصيرية والتزامها بجبر الضرر الذي يصيب المضرور كاملاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 528. PDF pages: 525.

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