Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4434

Expropriation for public benefit before the promulgation of the Constitution. The source of the Municipality’s right to exercise it, its procedures and grievances against it. Law No. 33/84 regulated the manner of exercising this right, the conditions for expropriation for public benefit, the entities undertaking it and its procedures. Issuance and publication of the expropriation decision and final assessment of compensation. Its effect. The expropriated property enters the public domain and the right of the persons concerned transfers to the value of the compensation corresponding to it. The project. Possession thereof by the person whose property was expropriated does not create a right for him over it. The rationale therefor. Non-inclusion of the property. In the public project for which the expropriation took place. Its effect. The Expropriation Department has the option of leaving the property as it is or notifying the person concerned to recover it if he so wishes.