Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 155

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The owner of real property taken otherwise than through lawful means is in the position of a person injured by an unlawful act. The administration that carried out this usurpation is obliged to redress the harm in full. The value of the harm is as it has become when judgment is delivered and is not limited to what it was when it occurred. Reason therefor.
Arabic original
صاحب العقار الذي تم الاستيلاء عليه بغير الطريق القانوني هو حال المضرور من العمل غير المشروع. التزام الإدارة التي باشرت هذا الغصب بجبر الضرر كاملا.ً قيمة الضرر تكون كما صارت إليه عند صدور الحكم ولا تقتصر على ما كان منه وقت وقوعه. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٢/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١٠/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 38.

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