Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4422

State properties inside and outside the planning boundary. The general rule. Prohibition on taking possession of them with the intention of acquiring ownership, disposing of them, possessing them, or benefiting from them without permission from the competent administrative authority. Law 18/69. The exception: special grants may be made to persons claiming ownership subject to the conditions set out in Articles 3, 5 of Law 5/77, as amended. Its implication. Claims of ownership of private individuals’ properties within the planning boundary fall outside the scope of application of Law No. 5/75.