Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4466

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 owing to lapse of time. Its application to an ownership action. Its condition: the owner's failure to pursue it for fifteen years while grounds for it exist through another person's possession of the property and denial of its owner's right. Article 1660 of the Majalla of Judicial Rules.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. وروده على دعوى الملك. شرطه: ترك المالك لها مدة خمسة عشر سنة مع قيام مقتضاها من وضع الغير يده عليها وإنكاره حق مالكها. م١٦٦٠ من مجلة الأحكام العدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٥/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٤ ج٢ ص٣٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 823. PDF pages: 820.

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