Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 213

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

English translation of the principle

Identifying the true nature of an administrative decision. Within the authority of the trial court. What matters is what the administrative authority actually intended by taking its decision, not the description contrary to reality in which it framed that decision. - 63 - Administrative
Arabic original
التعرف على حقيقة القرار الإداري. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. العبرة في ذلك بما قصدت إليه جهة الإدارة حقيقة من اتخاذ قرارها لا فيما صاغت به هذا القرار من وصف مخالف للحقيقة. - ٦٣ - الإداري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٦٣/٢٠٠١ إداري جلسة ٣٠/٦/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص٤٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 63. PDF pages: 60.

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