Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3016

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

English translation of the principle

A person who obtained a government house through the housing welfare system benefiting from exemption from its price. Disposal of it after his death if his heirs include children who have not reached the age of majority. Its condition. Approval of the Public Housing Authority. Transfer of ownership of the house to the deceased before his death does not alter this. Ruling that the sale is void, disregarding the decision of the majority of the house's owners to sell it, for failure to obtain the aforementioned approval. No defect. Articles 1 and 4 of Decree-Law 20/1992 concerning exemption from Credit and Savings Bank loans and government house instalments.
Arabic original
استفادة من حصل على بيت حكومي عن طريق نظام الرعاية السكنية من الإعفاء من ثمنه. التصرف فيه بعد وفاته إذا كان من بين ورثته أبناء لم يبلغوا سن الرشد. شرطه. موافقة الهيئة العامة للإسكان. لا يغير من ذلك انتقال ملكية البيت إلى المورث قبل وفاته. القضاء ببطلان البيع دون اعتداد بقرار أغلبية ملاك البيت ببيعه لعدم الحصول على الموافقة المذكورة. لا عيب. المادتان ١ و ٤ من المرسوم بق ٢٠/١٩٩٢ بشأن الإعفاء من قروض بنك التسليف والادخار وأقساط البيوت الحكومية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥١٠/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٦/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 590.

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