Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 327

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

English translation of the principle

A guardian's disposition of a minor's immovable property without the court's permission. Its effect: relative nullity of the disposition for the benefit of the minor alone, unless subsequently ratified by the minor after attaining majority or by a person having authority to make the disposition on the minor's behalf in the first instance.
Arabic original
تصرف الولي في عقار القاصر دون إذن المحكمة. أثره: بطلان التصرف بطلانا نسبياً لمصلحة القاصر وحده ما لم تلحقه إجازة منه بعد البلوغ أو ممن له ولاية إجراء التصرف عنه ابتداء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٨٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 67. PDF pages: 64.

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