Decision No. 8 of the Supreme Court on the application by courts of the legislation on expropriation of land for public purposes. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract The purpose of this Decision is to provide for the uniform application of legislation on the expropriation, including acquisition, of land from landowners and tenants for public purposes. The Supreme Court holds that local executive bodies shall bring lawsuits related to land expropriation for public purposes only in cases where the landowner or tenant dispute a decision on land expropriation, or dispute the price in cases of compulsory land acquisition. Full text Russian Website www.zakon.kz