Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 926

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

English translation of the principle

The co-owners may partition the use of the government house allocated to them. Their inability to agree on the partition. The court undertakes the partition at the request of one of the litigants. - The scope of the right of habitation is determined by the extent of the right-holder’s needs.
Arabic original
للشركاء قسمة البيت الحكومي المخصص لهم مهيأة. تعذر اتفاقهم على القسمة. تتولى المحكمة القسمة بناء على طلب أحد الخصوم. - نطاق حق السكن يتحدد بمقدار ما يحتاجه صاحب الحق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/٩٠ مدني جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 199. PDF pages: 199.

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