Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 181

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

English translation of the principle

Issuance of a decision to expropriate real property for public benefit. Its implication. Its entry into the State’s public property and its removal from the sphere of dealings. A person having a right in rem over it has only the right to claim the corresponding compensation. The right to claim is extinguished upon the lapse of fifteen years from the date of entitlement.
Arabic original
صدور قرار نزع ملكية عقار للمنفعة العامة. مقتضاه. دخوله في المال العام للدولة وخروجه من دائرة التعامل. ولا يكون لمن له حق عيني عليه سوى حق المطالبة بالتعويض المقابل له. سقوط الحق في المطالبة بمضي خمس عشرة سنة من تاريخ الاستحقاق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٥/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 43. PDF pages: 43.

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