Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3722

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

English translation of the principle

The administration's seizure of real property for allocation to public use without taking expropriation procedures. Usurpation. Its effect. Its liability for compensation and the absence of any transfer of ownership of the property to it.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدارة على عقار لتخصيصه للمنفعة العامة دون إتخاذها إجراءات نزع الملكية. غصب. أثره. مسئوليتها عن التعويض وعدم نقل ملكية العقار إليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٣/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٩/١٠/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 686. PDF pages: 686.

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