Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1545

Interest is a necessary condition for the admissibility of an action. A direct personal interest of the claimant suffices in annulment actions. The reason: the litigation therein is objective and focuses primarily on challenging the administrative decision itself. The existence of an interest therein does not require that the decision sought to be annulled affect a right vested exclusively and individually in the claimant. What suffices for its existence. - The court of merits may examine the conditions for admissibility of the action, verify that its requirements are met, and investigate the interest therein, without review. - Its power to characterize the action and the parties’ claims therein:-