Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 365

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

English translation of the principle

The Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Its jurisdiction in respect of applications to annul administrative decisions relating to civil employees. Limited to applications to annul decisions concerning appointment, promotion, termination of service, and imposition of disciplinary penalties. Applications to annul employee transfer decisions. Fall outside its jurisdiction unless they embody a disguised decision over which it has jurisdiction. The reason therefor: what matters is what the administrative authority truly intended, not how it described its decision.
Arabic original
الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية. اختصاصها في مجال طلبات إلغاء القرارات الإدارية المتعلقة بالموظفين المدنيين. اقتصاره على طلبات إلغاء القرارات الخاصة بالتعيين والترقية وإنهاء الخدمة وتوقيع الجزاءات التأديبية. طلبات إلغاء قرارات نقل الموظفين. خروجها من اختصاصها مالم تنطو على قرار مقنَّع مما تختص به. علة ذلك: العبرة بما قصدت إليه جهة الإدارة حقيقة لابما وصفت به قرارها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٥/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٤٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 100. PDF pages: 97.

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