Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1127

The ordinary judiciary is the default holder of judicial jurisdiction. Anything else: an exception to this rule, whose delineated jurisdictional sphere may not be exceeded. The determining factor in identifying the competent judicial authority is the relief sought by the claimant in his action. - The jurisdiction of the Objections Committee provided for in the Expropriation and Temporary Appropriation Law. Confined to objections by interested parties to the contents of the inventories of expropriated properties concerning their areas, boundaries, compensation values, the names of their owners and holders of rights therein, and each person’s share of compensation. Exceptional jurisdiction that may neither be exceeded nor extended by analogy. - A claim for delivery of a property on grounds of invalidity of its expropriation procedures, or for compensation for it according to the prices prevailing when the action was brought. Jurisdiction of the ordinary judiciary. 14- Competence to refer holders of leadership and public positions for investigation:-