Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 111

Administrative decision. Its definition and constituent elements. Its loss of its character as an administrative decision. The effect thereof. Its becoming a mere material act that becomes a mere material obstacle undeserving of protection. - An administrative decision invalid for violating the law, where the violation does not reduce it to nonexistence so long as it is not devoid of subject matter and still possesses the character of an administrative decision as a legal act. Example concerning a decision to withdraw a scholarship. - An administrative decision that is nonexistent because it involves the defect of usurpation of power is tainted by a defect of grave lack of competence. The effect thereof. Its susceptibility to annulment.