Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2437

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

English translation of the principle

The plea that an action may not be heard due to the passage of time. Its application to an ownership action. Its condition. The State’s right to invoke this plea. Reason therefor. - The State may acquire ownership of individuals’ property by any means of acquiring ownership. Permissibility of allocating it to public use. - Possession as a presumption of ownership and determination of its commencement or termination. A matter of fact within the exclusive purview of the trial judge. Condition thereof.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. وروده على دعوى الملك. شرطه. حق الدولة في التمسك بهذا الدفع. علة ذلك. - للدولة تملك أموال الأفراد بأي طريق من طرق كسب الملكية. جواز تخصيصها للمنفعة العامة. - الحيازة كقرينة على الملكية وتحديد بدايتها أو انقضائها. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 459. PDF pages: 456.

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