Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2539

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

English translation of the principle

Although ownership is not extinguished by abandonment, a plea barring the hearing of an action concerning it applies where its owner has left it for fifteen lunar years while grounds for bringing it exist. Article 1660 of the Majalla of Judicial Provisions.
Arabic original
الملكية وإن كانت لا تسقط بالترك إلا أن الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى عنها يرد عليها متى تركها صاحبها مدة خمس عشرة سنة هلالية مع قيام المقتضى. م١٦٦٠ من مجلة الأحكام العدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 480.

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