Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2181

Registration of real property ownership actions as actions asserting title. Its purpose. Preserving the rights of the person bringing them if judgment is subsequently rendered in his favour and that judgment is annotated in the margin of the registration of the statement of claim, with the effect of that judgment relating back - 406 - Obligation to the day of registration of the statement of claim and its being regarded as binding, from the date it occurred, upon those who acquired real rights in the property from the same transferor, with priority over every subsequent registration. Its implication. The provision in Article 11 bis/1 of Decree-Law 5/1959 concerning Real Estate Registration is intended to protect a private interest of the claimant. Its effect. He is not obliged under it to register the statement of claim, as this is a matter unrelated to public order. The challenged judgment's conclusion that the action is inadmissible because its statement of claim was not registered. A violation of the law and an error in its application. The basis for this. Registration of an application to benefit from the housing welfare system*: