Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 715

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s seizure of real property to allocate it to public use without taking expropriation procedures. Usurpation entailing its liability for compensation. The administration’s obligation to make good in full the damage sustained by the injured party. The relevant consideration is the value of the damage at the time judgment is rendered, not when it occurred. - Assessment of compensation. A factual matter independently determined by the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
استيلاء الإدارة على عقار لتخصيصه للمنفعة العامة دون اتخاذ إجراءات نزع الملكية. غصب يستوجب مسئوليتها عن التعويض. التزام الإدارة بجبر الضرر الذي لحق المضرور كاملا.ً العبرة في ذلك بقيمة الضرر وقت صدور الحكم وليس وقت وقوعه. - تقدير التعويض. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٣/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ١٨/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 143.

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