Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4404

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

English translation of the principle

Although ownership is not extinguished by abandonment, the defense that an action concerning it may not be heard applies whenever its owner leaves it unpursued for 15 lunar years despite the existence of grounds for it. Article 1660 of the Majalla of Judicial Rules.
Arabic original
الملكية وإن كانت لا تسقط بالترك إلا أن الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى عنها يرد عليها متى تركها صاحبها مدة خمس عشرة سنة هلالية مع قيام المقتضى. م. ١٦٦٠ من مجلة الأحكام العدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 866.

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