Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1455

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

English translation of the principle

An adjustment action in which an employee claims his entitlement derived directly from the law. The claim therein is not subject to the time limits for an annulment action. The Administrative Division’s jurisdiction to hear it as a salary dispute. - What matters in characterising an action is not the description given by the litigants but what the court ascertains from its facts, to which it applies the correct legal characterisation. Its condition: that it not change the substance of their claims. Assessment of the value of the action:-
Arabic original
دعوى التسوية التي يطلب فيها الموظف حقه المستمد مباشرة من القانون. لا تتقيد المطالبة فيها بمواعيد دعوى الإلغاء. اختصاص الدائرة الإدارية بنظرها باعتبارها من المنازعات في المرتبات - العبرة في تكييف الدعوى ليس بما يصفه الخصوم بل بما تتبينه المحكمة من وقائعها وتنزل عليها الوصف الصحيح في القانون. شرطه: ألاّ تغير من مضمون طلباتهم. تقدير قيمة الدعوى:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٢/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ١١/٤/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٨٢) وراجع: تسوية.

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 417. PDF pages: 414.

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