Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 280

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

English translation of the principle

The rule of equality in the sphere of administrative decisions. It may not be invoked to compel the administration to take a particular decision by analogy with an erroneous decision it issued for another. The rationale. Reliance upon a defective administrative decision - 80 - Administrative when issuing another decision or incorporating it as one of its elements. Impermissible. The rationale. The unlawfulness of a decision does not justify persistence in error, as that is incompatible with the proper functioning of the administration and the principle of legality.
Arabic original
قاعدة المساواة في مجال القرارات الإدارية. لايجوز التحدي بها لإلزام الإدارة باتخاذ قرار معين قياسا على قرار خاطئ أصدرته لآخر. علة ذلك. الاعتداد بالقرار الإداري المعيب - ٨٠ - الإداري عند إصدار قرار آخر أو إدخاله كعنصر من عناصره. غير جائز. علة ذلك. مخالفة القرار لاتبرر التمادي في الخطأ لمنافاة ذلك مع حسن سير الإدارة ومبدأ المشروعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٦/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٥/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٤٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 80. PDF pages: 77–78.

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