Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1477

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

English translation of the principle

Employment contract: an administrative contract pursuant to which the employee, under the supervision of the administrative authority, undertakes the responsibilities and burdens of his position in return for obtaining a number of rights, and occupies a contractual and regulatory position. This contract is subject to review by the administrative judiciary by way of annulment and compensation. The challenged judgment’s departure from this view and its ruling that the court lacks jurisdiction as a judicial authority to hear the action. A contravention of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
عقد التوظيف: عقد إداري يتولي بمقتضاه الموظف تحت إشراف جهة الإدارة القيام بمسئوليات وأعباء وظيفته مقابل الحصول على عدد من الحقوق ويكون في مركز تعاقدي ولائحي وتنبسط على هذا العقد رقابة القضاء الإداري إلغاءً وتعويضاً. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر وقضاؤه بعدم اختصاص المحكمة ولائياً بنظر الدعوى. مخالفة للقانون توجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٥/٢٠٠٧ إداري جلسة ٩/٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٨ ج١ ص١٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 423.

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