Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4454

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

English translation of the principle

Issuance of a decision expropriating real property for public benefit. Its implication. Its inclusion in the State's public property and removal from the sphere of transactions. A person holding a right in rem over it has only the right to claim the corresponding compensation, and the right to claim lapses after fifteen years from the date of entitlement.
Arabic original
صدور قرار نزع ملكية عقار للمنفعة العامة. مقتضاه. دخوله في المال العام للدولة وخروجه من دائرة التعامل. لا يكون لمن له حق عيني عليه سوى حق المطالبة بالتعويض المقابل له وسقوط الحق في المطالبة بمضي خمسة عشر سنة من تاريخ الاستحقاق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 876.

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