Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3318

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

English translation of the principle

The decision to expropriate for public benefit. The requirement to inform the interested owners and apparent right-holders thereof. The manner thereof. Publication in the Official Gazette and posting on the door of the mukhtar of the district in which the property is situated. - Notification of interested persons of the decision following publication. Its purpose. Inviting them to express their views concerning expropriation and to establish their rights within two months from the date of notification. Expiry of this time limit. Its effect. The administration prepares inventory lists of those properties and assesses the value of compensation for them, those entitled thereto and the share of each.
Arabic original
قرار نزع الملكية للمنفعة العامة. وجوب إعلام ذوي الشأن من الملاك وأصحاب الحقوق الظاهرين به. كيفية ذلك. النشر بالجريدة الرسمية ولصقه على باب مختار المنطقة الكائن بها العقار. - إخطار ذوي الشأن بالقرار واللاحق على النشر. مقصوده. دعوتهم لإبداء ما يرونه في خصوص نزع الملكية ولإثبات حقوقهم خلال شهرين من تاريخ الإخطار. انتهاء هذا الميعاد. أثره. قيام الإدارة بإعداد قوائم حصر لتلك العقارات وتقدير قيمة التعويض عنها والمستحقين له ونصيب كل منهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٥/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 634. PDF pages: 631.

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