Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4420

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

English translation of the principle

Prohibition on taking possession of State property without prior permission from the competent administrative authority. The prohibition encompasses State property outside and inside the general planning boundary. Excepted therefrom is the special grant to claimants of ownership subject to special conditions. Consequence of the exception. Claims of ownership over privately owned property within the general planning boundary fall outside the scope of the prohibition.
Arabic original
حظر وضع اليد على أملاك الدولة بغير إذن سابق من الجهة الإدارية المختصة. شمول الحظر لأملاك الدولة خارج خط التنظيم العام وداخله. يستثني من ذلك المنحة الخاصة لأصحاب الادعاء بالملكية بشروط خاصة. مؤدى الاستثناء. خروج الادعاء بالملكية على أملاك الأفراد داخل خط التنظيم العام من نطاق الحظر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 869.

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