Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4572

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial jurisdiction. In principle, it lies with the ordinary judiciary. The jurisdiction of the Committee for Objections to Expropriation is exceptional and must be confined to its limited scope. A dispute concerning the acknowledgment of acceptance of the valuation of the expropriated property. Falls within the jurisdiction of the ordinary judiciary. The relief sought in the action. The criterion for determining the authority competent to hear it.
Arabic original
ولاية القضاء. الأصل فيها للقضاء العادي. لجنة الاعتراضات على نزع الملكية اختصاصها استثنائي يجب حصره في نطاقه المحدود. المنازعة في الإقرار بقبول تثمين العقار المنزوع ملكيته. من اختصاص القضاء العادي. الطلبات في الدعوى. مناط تحديد الجهة المختصة بنظرها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٦/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 901.

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