Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4448

The obligation to protect State property outside the general planning boundary. Its implication. Individuals' claims of ownership within this boundary. Their falling outside the scope of the provisions of Law No. 18 of 1969. - 874 - Ownership - Lands located within the general planning boundary south of the Fifth Ring Road, Jahra village within Plan M T/20, and Failaka Island within Plan M 26689. They are regarded, in principle, as lands falling within the bounds of private ownership. The exception. Proof of their ownership by the State. Individuals may claim ownership of land therein whenever they furnish legal proof of such ownership. Articles 1, 2, 3 of Law 5 of 1975, amended by Law 8 of 1980. - Possession of immovable property satisfying its legal requirements for fifteen years. It is regarded as a legal presumption of ownership. - Inferring the existence of possession falls within the authority of the court of merits without review. Its condition. That it bases its judgment on sound reasons.