KCC 199/2000, 250/2000

This case involved a claim against the municipality and that an expert be appointed to prove the property was not connected to the electricity system. The municipality had been wrong to refuse to connect the property to the electricity because of a planning violation. The municipality had endorsed that this violation was within the property and did not impact others.

Background

The claimants filed a case against a municipality and requested the court to order it to pay them 5001 Dinars in compensation and appoint an expert in order to review a property and prove it was not connected to the electricity system.

The court ruled that the municipality should pay the claimants 89314.750 Dinars.

The municipality appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

Decision

The municipality appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. The court repealed the ruling and abandoned the appealed ruling and referred the case to the plenary court which rejected the case.

The claimants appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court abandoned the appealed ruling and ruled the municipality should pay the claimants 89314.750 Dinars.