Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2974

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

English translation of the principle

The necessity of obtaining permission from Kuwait Municipality before selling undivided shares in land for which no subdivision decision has been issued. Violation of this. Its effect: nullity of the sale. The condition for this. That the sale would fragment the undivided shares and increase their number. Its consequence: a sale reducing the number of undivided shares is permissible. An example. - 579 - Sale
Arabic original
وجوب الحصول على إذن من بلدية الكويت قبل بيع حصص شائعة في الأراضي التي لم يصدر بها قرار تقسيم. مخالفة ذلك. أثره: بطلان البيع. شرط ذلك. أن يكون من شأن البيع تفتيت عدد الحصص الشائعة وزيادة عددها. مؤدى ذلك: البيع الذي يقلل عدد الحصص الشائعة: جائز. مثال. - 579 - بيع
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٩/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 579.

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