Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 165

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation due for expropriation of real property for public benefit or its seizure without taking expropriation procedures. Its source is the law. The claim for it is not subject to the three-year limitation period but becomes time-barred after fifteen years from the date of entitlement.
Arabic original
التعويض المستحق عن نزع ملكية العقار للمنفعة العامة أو الاستيلاء عليه دون اتخاذ إجراءات نزع الملكية. مصدره القانون. لا تخضع المطالبة به للتقادم الثلاثي وإنما يتقادم بمضي خمس عشرة سنة من تاريخ الاستحقاق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٦٩، ٧١، ٧٣/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 40. PDF pages: 40.

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