Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1109

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

English translation of the principle

The employee's absence from work for fifteen consecutive days or thirty non-consecutive days within twelve months without permission. A presumption that he is deemed to have tendered his resignation. The administrative authority's option to reinstate him or deem him to have resigned. - The legal presumption of the employee's implied resignation. Established in favour of the administration, not the employee. Its refraining from invoking it. Its effect is that it may not invoke it thereafter. - 327 - Administrative
Arabic original
انقطاع الموظف عن العمل خمسة عشرة يوماً متصلة أو ثلاثين يوماً غير متصلة خلال إثنى عشر شهراً دون إذن. قرينة على اعتباره مقدماً استقالة. خيار جهة الإدارة في إعادته أو اعتباره مستقيلاً. - القرينة القانونية على الاستقالة الضمنية للموظف. مقررة لصالح الإدارة وليس الموظف. تغاضيها عن استعمالها. أثره عدم جواز تمسكها بها من بعد. - ٣٢٧ - الإداري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٩٢ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٩٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 327. PDF pages: 324.

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