Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4594

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

English translation of the principle

Seizure of real property otherwise than by the legal procedure. Its effect. The property owner is regarded as a person injured by an unlawful act. - The administration's carrying out the seizure. Its obligation to make full reparation for the damage according to its value at the time judgment is delivered in the action, not at the time it occurred.
Arabic original
الاستيلاء على عقار بغير الطريق القانوني. أثره. اعتبار صاحب العقار كالمضرور من العمل غير المشروع. - مباشرة الإدارة للاستيلاء. التزامها بجبر الضرر كاملاً حسب قيمته وقت صدور الحكم في الدعوى وليس وقت وقوعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٨/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ١٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 905.

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