Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4505

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

English translation of the principle

Claiming ownership of real estate or land previously subjected to planning, expropriated, or utilized by the State for public benefit, or claiming the compensation due for such appropriation under the provisions of Law No. 33 of 2000 concerning Claims to Ownership of State Real Estate. Inadmissibility thereof. Its criterion: that the claimant’s ownership has not been determined by a final judgment before its provisions entered into force. The reason thereof.
Arabic original
الإدعاء بملكية عقار أو أرض سبق تنظيمها أو نزعت ملكيتها أو استغلالها من قبل الدولة للمنفعة العامة أو المطالبة بالتعويض المستحق عن هذا الاستيلاء بموجب أحكام القانون رقم ٣٣ لسنة ٢٠٠٠ بشأن إدعاء ملكية عقارات الدولة. عدم قبوله. مناطه: ألا تكون ملكية المدعى قد حسمت بموجب حكم نهائي قبل العمل بأحكامه. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤٤/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ٤/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٤١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 887.

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