Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1648

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

English translation of the principle

The administrative judiciary may review the legality of the cause underlying an administrative decision. The determining factor in assessing this is consideration of the true cause on which it was issued, and proof that it existed on the date the decision was issued and was in fact the justification, in the administrative authority's assessment, for issuing it. Matters arising subsequently are of no account. The challenged judgment's departure from this view. Renders it defective. An example.
Arabic original
للقضاء الإداري مراقبة مدى مشروعية السبب الذي قام عليه القرار الإداري. العبرة في تقدير ذلك بمراعاة السبب الحقيقي الذي صدر استناداً إليه وأن يثبت أنه كان قائماً في تاريخ إصدار القرار وأنه بالفعل هو المبرر في تقدير جهة الإدارة لإصداره. لا عبرة بما استجد بعده من أمور. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه هذا النظر. يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩/٢٠٠٦ إداري جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج١ ص١٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 470. PDF pages: 467.

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