Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 117

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

English translation of the principle

An administrative decision must be based on a ground that justifies it. The ground. Its definition. The administration's statement of a ground for the decision. Its subjection to judicial review. Departure from the controls and foundations laid down by the legislature, or and the decision's reliance on incorrect facts, or its being inferred from them by an untenable inference, generalizes the decision with the defect of violation of the law,
Arabic original
القرار الإداري يجب أن يقوم على سبب يبرره. السبب. تعريفه. ذكر الإدارة سببا للقرار. خضوعه لرقابة القضاء. الانحراف عن الضوابط والأسس التي رسمها المشرع أو وإستناد القرار إلى وقائع غير صحيحة أو كان مستخلصا منها استخلاصاً غير سائغ يعمم القرار بعيب مخالفة القانون،
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٦/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٤ 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 41. PDF pages: 38.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace