Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4166

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

English translation of the principle

Land situated within the general planning boundary south of the Fifth Ring Road. The general rule. It is regarded as falling within the limits of private ownership, except for what is proven to be owned by the State. Its effect. Individuals claiming ownership of land therein and producing legally admissible evidence of such ownership. No impediment. - Possession of real property and appearing in relation to it as owner for fifteen years is a Sharia presumption of the possessor's ownership. The possessor may add the period of his possession to the period of his predecessor's possession to complete the legally prescribed period.
Arabic original
الأراضي الواقعة داخل خط التنظيم العام جنوب الدائري الخامس. الأصل. إعتبارها واقعة في حدود الملكية الخاصة فيما عدا ما يثبت أنه مملوك للدولة. أثره. الإدعاء من جانب الأفراد بملكية أرض فيها وإقامة الدليل الجائز قانوناً علي هذه الملكية. لا مانع. - حيازة العقار والظهور عليه بمظهر المالك خمسة عشر سنة قرينة شرعية علي ملكية الحائز. للحائز ضم مدة وضع يده إلى مدة وضع يد سلفه لاستكمال المدة المقررة قانوناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤٤، ٤٧/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٣١/١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 815.

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