Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2965

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

English translation of the principle

Sale of undivided shares in land for which no subdivision decision has been issued, without obtaining prior permission from the municipality. Absolute nullity of this sale. Its coverage of all types of sales. The implication of the contract’s absolute nullity is that it cannot be ratified.
Arabic original
بيع حصص مشاعة في أرض لم يصدر بها قرار بالتقسيم دون الحصول على إذن مسبق من البلدية. بطلان هذا البيع بطلاناً مطلقاً. شموله كافة أنواع البيوع. مؤدى البطلان المطلق للعقد إلا تلحقه اجازة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٨٧ 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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