Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4426

Lands situated outside the general planning boundary. Are regarded as State property, and ownership thereof may not be claimed. Ownership thereof may be claimed in the two cases provided for in Article Two of Law 5/1975. The effect of the claim is limited to granting its holder compensation for the value of the lands, subject to a maximum limit. - Lands situated within the general planning boundary south of the Fifth Ring Road, Jahra village and Failaka Island. Are not, in principle, regarded as State property, and individuals may claim ownership thereof and adduce evidence of ownership. The municipality’s claim that they are owned by the State necessarily entails. That it must adduce evidence thereof.