Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3134

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Sale of undivided shares in land for which no subdivision decision has been issued. Absolutely void. Article 1 of Law 92 of 1976. The court may declare this of its own motion. This prohibition applies to every sale whose subject is an undivided share - 583 - Obligation in land for which no subdivision decision has been issued. Contravention thereof. Its effect. Non-existence of the contract because the subject of the obligation conflicts with a provision relating to public policy, so it cannot be ratified. This means that the issuance of a subsequent subdivision decision does not validate the contract. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
بيع حصص شائعة في أرض لم يصدر بها قرار بالتقسيم. باطل بطلاناً مطلقاً. م ١ ق ٩٢ لسنة ١٩٧٦. للمحكمة أن تقضي به من تلقاء نفسها. سريان هذا الحظر على كل بيع محله حصة شائعة - ٥٨٣ - التزام في أرض لم يصدر بها قرار بالتقسيم. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. انعدام العقد لتعارض محل الالتزام مع نص متعلق بالنظام العام فلا تلحقه إجازة. مؤدى ذلك أن صدور قرار لاحق بالتقسيم لا يصحح العقد. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤٨/٢٠٠٩ مدني جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٢٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 583. PDF pages: 583–584.

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