Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1565

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 justifying it. The ground. Its nature. Subjection of the ground for the administrative decision stated by the administrative to the review of the administrative judiciary. The administrative decision’s deviation from the prescribed parameters, its reliance on incorrect facts, or its unreasonable derivation from them. Its effect. Tainting the decision with the defect of violation of the law.
Arabic original
القرار الإداري يجب أن يقوم على سبب يبرره. السبب. ماهيته. خضوع سبب القرار الإداري الذي تذكره الإداري لرقابة القضاء الإداري. انحراف القرار الإداري عن الضوابط المرسومة أو استناده على وقائع غير صحيحة أو استخلاصه منها استخلاصاً غير سائغ. أثره. وصم القرار بعيب مخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦١/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص٥٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 451. PDF pages: 448.

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