Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4591

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s appropriation of immovable property for public use without following the legal procedures. Usurpation. Entails its liability for compensation.
Arabic original
إضافة الإدارة عقاراً إلى المنفعة العامة دون إتباع الإجراءات القانونية. غصب. يستوجب مسئوليتها عن التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١١٦، ١١٨/٩٥ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٥/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 904.

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