Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4349

The provisions of Articles 13, 14 of Law 5/1959 are addressed to the authority entrusted by the legislature with registration procedures and do not prevent courts, when hearing actions to establish ownership, from relying on any evidence they find convincing. - Taking possession of State property with the intention of acquiring ownership or disposing of it, and possessing or benefiting from it without prior permission from the competent administrative authority. The rule is its impermissibility. The exception is awarding claimants of ownership special grants subject to certain conditions as detailed in Articles 3, 5 of Law 5/1975 amended after 8/1980. The implication thereof. Claims of ownership over private individuals' property within the general planning boundary fall outside the scope of application of the said Law.