Judicial principles and studies
Assessment of Claim Value and Compensation for Land Value Loss from Electrical Installations
For admitting a cassation appeal the controlling measure is the claim value at filing, considering parties' demands; compensation for loss of land value from electrical works is confined to the affected area as defined by safety-distance rules.
Updated: 10 September 2026
Prepared and reviewed by: Ashraf Al-Khawaja
Subject
This study summarizes two linked issues: how the claim value at filing governs admissibility for cassation appeals and how compensation for diminution of land value caused by electrical installations is delimited under the Electricity Law and related safety-distance rules.
Summary
- For purposes of lodging a cassation appeal, the controlling indicator is the value of the claim at the time of filing, taking into account the parties' claims; the ten-thousand dinar threshold pertains to the claim value itself rather than the amount ultimately awarded, unless the plaintiff's agent expressly limited the claim to the expert report amount. - Compensation for loss in land value is confined to the portion of the land that lies under, across, or above the electrical works as of their erection date, applying the Electricity Safety Distance Instructions No. (1) of 2003, which set horizontal clearance at 6 m and vertical clearance at 8 m. - Valuation does not extend to items cultivated or constructed on the land beyond the affected area, nor to harms outside the safety-distance zone; other types of damage are not treated as effects of electrical installations under the cited provision and do not fall under the civil tort provisions referenced when the installations are authorized by the Electricity Law.
Practical significance
Practically, the note clarifies that claim-value at filing determines cassation admissibility, and that compensation for diminished land value is limited to the legally defined affected area within the safety distances. This is an educational summary only; it is not a judicial text or legal advice and does not represent any court or council.
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