Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2964

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

English translation of the principle

The prohibition on selling undivided shares in land for which no subdivision has been issued except after obtaining the municipality's permission, Article 1 of Decree-Law 92/1976, is a general, clear, and explicit provision not confined to a particular type of sale. There is no scope for examining the rationale of the legislation to restrict it. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
حظر بيع حصص مشاعة في أرض لم يصدر بها تقسيم إلا بعد الحصول على إذن البلدية المادة الأولى من المرسوم بقانون ٩٢/١٩٧٦ نص عام واضح جلي لا ينصرف إلى نوع معين من البيوع. لا محل للبحث في حكمة التشريع لتقيده. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٩، ٣٠/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 578.

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