Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 217

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

English translation of the principle

The ground for a disciplinary decision in general. Its nature. - The competent disciplinary authority has the power to assess the gravity of the administrative wrongdoing and the appropriate sanction. Condition thereof. - The judiciary may verify the ground for the decision, the accuracy of the facts on which it was based, the correctness of their legal characterization, and the appropriateness of the sanction and its proportionality to the violation established against the employee. Inference thereof. A matter of fact. Example.
Arabic original
السبب في القرار التأديبي بوجه عام. ماهيته. - للجهة المختصة بالتأديب سلطة تقدير خطورة الذنب الإداري وما يناسبه من جزاء. شرط ذلك. - للقضاء التحقق من سبب القرار وصحة الوقائع التي بني عليها وصحة تكييفها القانوني وملاءمة الجزاء وتناسبه مع المخالفة الثابتة في حق الموظف. استخلاص ذلك. موضوعي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/٢٠٠٥ إداري جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص٤٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 65. PDF pages: 62.

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