Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 101

State of Kuwait · Administrative Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An administrative decision. Its nature. And its non-existence. An example of a non-existent decision. - An employee's implied resignation. Its nature. The employee's service does not end in the case of this resignation automatically and by operation of law; rather, it is an option for the administration: if it wishes, it may deem him to have resigned, and if it wishes, it may return him to his work. - 38 - Administrative If it waives treating him as having resigned, it may not retract this waiver. The reason for this. - A non-existent administrative decision acquires no immunity, and its defect is not cured by expiry of the time limit for challenging it.
Arabic original
القرار الإداري. ماهيته. وانعدامه. مثال على قرار معدوم. - استقالة الموظف الضمنية. ماهيتها. خدمة الموظف لا تنتهي في حالة هذه الاستقالة تلقائياً وبقوة القانون بل هي رخصة للإدارة إن شاءت اعتبرته مستقيلاً وإن شاءت إعادته لعمله. - ٣٨ - الإداري إذا تنازلت عن اعتباره مستقيلاً فلا يجوز لها العدول عن هذا التنازل. علة ذلك. - القرار الإداري المعدوم لا تلحقه حصانة ولا يزول عيبه بفوات ميعاد الطعن فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٣/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٥/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص٤٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 38. PDF pages: 35–36.

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