Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1574

An administrative decision is that by which the administrative authority expresses its binding will, under the authority vested in it by laws and regulations, with the intention of producing a specific legal effect, where that is possible and legally permissible and is motivated by a public interest. Its distinction from administrative acts falling outside the jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit having subject-matter jurisdiction over administrative disputes. The court of merits has the authority to understand and distinguish this without being bound by the descriptions and designations used by the litigants.