Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4617

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

English translation of the principle

Properties or lands previously subjected to planning. Claims of ownership thereof by individuals. The condition for their admissibility. The persons claiming ownership must submit their claim accompanied by the documents substantiating it at a time contemporaneous with the planning, exploitation or expropriation of the land. Article 1/3 of Law No. 33 of 2000 concerning Claims of Ownership of State Properties. The challenged judgment’s contravention thereof and its ruling admitting the claim and recognizing the female plaintiff’s entitlement to the planned plots. A violation of the law and an error in its application.
Arabic original
العقارات أو الأراضي التي سبق تنظيمها. الادعاء بملكيتها من جانب الأفراد. شرط قبوله. أن يتقدم مدعو الملكية بمطالبتهم مشفوعة بالمستندات التي تؤكدها في وقت معاصر لتنظيم الأرض أو استغلالها أو نزع ملكيتها. م ١/٣ ق ٣٣ لسنة ٢٠٠٠ في شأن ادعاء ملكية عقارات الدولة. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك وقضائه بقبولها وبأحقية المدعية في القطع التنظيمية. مخالفة للقانون وخطأ في تطبيقه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٠١، ٣١٧/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٢/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٣٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 910.

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