Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 162

Expropriation for public benefit before the promulgation of the Constitution. The source of the Municipality’s right to exercise it, its procedures, and grievances against it. Law No. 33/84 regulated how this right is exercised, the conditions for expropriation for public benefit, the bodies undertaking it, and its procedures. Issuance and publication of the expropriation decision and final assessment of compensation. Its effect. The expropriated property becomes public property, and the right of the persons concerned transfers to the value of the corresponding compensation. The project, the expropriated owner’s taking possession of it does not confer a right over it upon him. The reason for this. The property’s non-inclusion. In the public project for which ownership was expropriated. Its effect. The Expropriation Department has the option of leaving the property as it is or notifying the person concerned to recover it if he wishes.