Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 108

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

English translation of the principle

The ground for an administrative decision. Its nature. - The general rule is that the administration is not obliged to give reasons for its administrative decisions, but if it states reasons for them, it is subject in that respect to administrative judicial review to verify their conformity with the law. - An administrative decision is presumed to rest on a lawful ground. Whoever alleges otherwise bears the burden of proving it.
Arabic original
سبب القرار الإداري. ماهيته. - الأصل هو عدم التزام الإدارة بتسبيب قراراتها الإدارية لكنها إذا ماذكرت أسباباً لها خضعت في ذلك لرقابة القضاء الإداري للتحقق من مطابقتها للقانون. - افتراض قيام القرار الإداري على سبب مشروع. من يدعى العكس عليه عبء إثبات ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠١/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٤٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 40. PDF pages: 37.

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