Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 223

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

English translation of the principle

The administrative authority may refer an employee to retirement whenever he would be entitled to a retirement pension if his service were terminated by resignation at the time of such referral. The condition for this: the motive for the decision must be the pursuit of a public interest, and it must rest on a ground justifying it in fact and law. It is one of the constituent elements of its formation. The implication thereof. - The administration is not required to state reasons for its decisions except where the law so requires. A decision for which reasons are not stated. It is presumed to rest on its proper ground. Whoever alleges otherwise must establish proof thereof. Stating new reasons for it. Their subjection to review by the administrative judiciary. - The activity of the administrative judiciary in weighing administrative decisions. The limit and effect thereof. Its right to examine the facts upon which the decision was based to ascertain its conformity with the law. - Argument on the merits. It may not be raised before the Court of Cassation. An example.
Arabic original
للجهة الإدارية إحالة الموظف إلى التقاعد متى كان مستحقاً لمعاش تقاعدي فيما لو انتهت خدمته بالاستقالة وقت هذه الإحالة. شرط ذلك: أن يكون الباعث على القرار ابتغاء مصلحة عامة وأن تقوم على سبب يبررها في الواقع والقانون. وهى ركن من أركان انعقاده. مؤدى ذلك. - عدم التزام الإدارة بتسبيب قراراتها إلا حيث يقضي القانون بذلك. القرار غير المسبب. يفترض قيامه على سببه الصحيح. على من يدعي العكس إقامة الدليل على ذلك. ذكر أسباب جديدة له. خضوعها لرقابة القضاء الإداري. - نشاط القضاء الإداري في زنة القرارات الإدارية. حد وأثر ذلك. حقه في بحث الوقائع التي بني عليها القرار للتحقق من مطابقته للقانون. - الجدل الموضوعي. لا تجوز إثارته لدى محكمة التمييز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩/٢٠٠٩ إداري جلسة ٢٥/٥/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٨ ج٢ ص١٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 66. PDF pages: 63.

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