Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 459

Lands situated within the planning boundaries south of the Fifth Ring Road, Jahra Village and Failaka Island are, in principle, privately owned, except for what is proven to be owned by the State. Claiming their ownership and adducing legally admissible evidence of such ownership without being bound by the provisions of Law 5/1975 is permissible. - The addressee of Articles 13 and 14 of Law 5/1959 concerning Real Estate Registration and Articles 3 and 5 of Law 5/1975 concerning instruments establishing the root of ownership or a right in rem. It is the authority entrusted with registration procedures and the administrative committees, without prejudice to the courts' right, when hearing actions to establish ownership, to accept any evidence constituting a lawful means of proof.