Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3737

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 to allocate it for public benefit without taking the procedures required by law for expropriation. Usurpation. Its effect. Its liability for compensation under the provisions of tortious liability and its obligation to make full reparation for the damage sustained by the injured person.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدارة على عقار لتخصيصه للمنفعة العام دون إتخاذ الإجراءات التي يوجبها القانون لنزع الملكية. غصب. أثره. مسئوليتها عن التعويض وفقاً لأحكام المسئولية التقصيرية والتزامها بجبر الضرر الذي يصيب المضرور كاملا.ً
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 — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 689. PDF pages: 689.

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