Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1170

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Municipality Decision No. 27/1990 amending Decision 130/1985 by increasing building height from four metres to five metres. Its applicability even if the act of construction occurred before its entry into force. The judgment’s application of Decision 30/1985 before its amendment. Its consequence. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
قرار البلدية رقم ٢٧/١٩٩٠ بتعديل القرار ١٣٠/١٩٨٥ بزيادة ارتفاع البناء من أربعه أمتار إلى خمسة أمتار. سريانه ولو كان فعل البناء في تاريخ سابق على نفاذه. إعمال الحكم القرار ٣٠/١٩٨٥ قبل تعديله. مؤداه. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/١٩٩٤ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١٠/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٨٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 595. PDF pages: 589.

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