Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4182

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that land outside the planning boundary is considered State property. The exception: land situated on Failaka Island remains the property of its owners if they prove their ownership by a recognized means of proof. Their inability to do so. Its effect: ownership thereof may not thereafter be acquired by possession. - 818 - Ownership
Arabic original
الأصل أن الأرض خارج خط التنظيم تعتبر ملكاً للدولة. الاستثناء: الأرض الواقعة بجزيرة فيلكا تبقى على ملكية أصحابها إذا أثبتوا ملكيتهم لها بأحد طرق الإثبات المعتبرة. عجزهم عن ذلك. أثره: عدم جواز تملكها بعد ذلك بوضع اليد. - 818 - ملكية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٦/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٨/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٥٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 818.

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