Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4287

Property held in common which cannot be partitioned in kind, or whose partition in kind the court finds would greatly diminish its value. The court may order the sale of that property by public auction and division of the price among the co-owners, each in proportion to his share therein. Article 836, Civil Code. - Transfer of ownership of a government house to its allottee. Its effect. Any co-owner in common may seek a judgment for its partition in kind or by liquidation pursuant to Article 836, Civil Code.