Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 124

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

English translation of the principle

The administrative decision. Its definition. Its five elements are competence, form, purpose, grounds, and subject matter. Absence of one of these elements. Its effect. It is stripped of its character as an administrative decision and becomes a material act. - An administrative decision invalid for contravening the law. It is deemed to exist and produce its effects until the competent authority rules that it be annulled. - The administrative decision. Its soundness and validity are presumed unless the contrary is established. - Determining whether or not an administrative decision is nonexistent. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for this.
Arabic original
القرار الإداري. تعريفه. أركانه الخمسة هي الاختصاص والشكل والغاية والسبب والمحل. تخلف أحد هذه الأركان. أثره. تجرده من صفته كقرار إداري وصيرورته عملاً مادياً. - القرار الإداري الباطل لمخالفته القانون. يعتبر قائماً منتجاً لآثاره حتى يُقضي من الجهة المختصة بإلغائه. - القرار الإداري. يفترض سلامته وصحته ما لم يثبت العكس. - استخلاص ما إذا كان القرار الإداري منعدماً أم لا. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٥/١٩٩٦ إداري جلسة ٧/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص٧٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 42. PDF pages: 39.

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