Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 187

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s seizure of immovable property to allocate it to public use without taking expropriation procedures. A usurpation giving rise to its liability for compensation. The administration’s obligation to make full reparation for the damage sustained by the injured party. The determining consideration is the value of the damage at the time judgment is issued, not at the time it occurred.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدارة على عقار لتخصيصه للمنفعة العامة دون اتخاذ إجراءات نزع الملكية. غصب يستوجب مسئوليتها عن التعويض. التزام الإدارة بجبر الضرر الذي لحق المضرور كاملا.ً العبرة في ذلك بقيمة الضرر وقت صدور الحكم وليس وقت وقوعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٣/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ١٨/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 44. PDF pages: 44.

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