Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 182

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

English translation of the principle

The decision to expropriate for the public benefit. The requirement to inform the interested owners and apparent holders of rights thereof. How this is done. Publication in the Official Gazette and posting on the door of the mukhtar of the area in which the property is situated. - Notification of the decision to interested parties, subsequent to publication. Its purpose. Inviting them to express their views concerning expropriation and to establish their rights within one month from the date of notification. Expiry of this period. Its effect. The administration prepares inventory lists of those properties and assesses the amount of compensation for them, those entitled thereto, and each person’s share.
Arabic original
قرار نزع الملكية للمنفعة العامة. وجوب إعلام ذوي الشأن من الملاك وأصحاب الحقوق الظاهرين به. كيفية ذلك. النشر بالجريدة الرسمية ولصقه على باب مختار المنطقة الكائن بها العقار. - إخطار ذوي الشأن بالقرار واللاحق على النشر. مقصوده. دعوتهم لإبداء ما يرونه في خصوص نزع الملكية ولإثبات حقوقهم خلال شهر من تاريخ الإخطار. انتهاء هذا الميعاد. أثره. قيام الإدارة بإعداد قوائم حصر لتلك العقارات وتقدير قيمة التعويض عنها والمستحق له ونصيب كل منهم.
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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