Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 159

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s taking possession of real property for allocation to public benefit without taking expropriation procedures. Its effect. It is deemed usurpation giving rise to its liability for compensation.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدرة على العقار للتخصيص للمنفعة العامة دون اتخاذ إجراءات نزع الملكية. أثره. اعتباره غصباً يرتب مسؤليتها عن التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 39. PDF pages: 39.

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