Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 475

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

English translation of the principle

The State's private property. Its subjection to the rules of private law, in the same manner as individuals. - Transfer of ownership of a government house to those to whom it was allocated. Its effect: any co-owner in common may apply to the court to request its partition in kind or by liquidation pursuant to Article 836 of the Civil Code. The court may grant the request provided that the grounds for applying that provision are established.
Arabic original
الأموال الخاصة للدولة. خضوعها لأحكام القانون الخاص شأنها في ذلك شأن الأفراد. - انتقال ملكية البيت الحكومي لمن خصص له. أثره. جواز التجاء أي من الشركاء على الشيوع إلى المحكمة لطلب قسمته عيناً أو بطريق التصفية طبقاً للمادة ٨٣٦ مدني. للمحكمة أن تجيبه إلى طلبه بشرط تحقق موجب إعمال ذلك النص.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٧/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 439. PDF pages: 433.

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