Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 382

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

English translation of the principle

The Central Bank of Kuwait is authorized to purchase the aggregate distressed debts of Kuwaiti customers with banks, investment companies, and Kuwait Finance House. The criterion therefor is that those debts were outstanding on 1/8/1990. Challenging the Central Bank’s negative decision in refraining from purchasing those debts. A challenge to an administrative decision over which the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance alone has jurisdiction.
Arabic original
بنك الكويت المركزي مأذون له شراء إجمالي المديونيات الصعبة للعملاء الكويتيين لدى البنوك وشركات الاستثمار وبيت التمويل الكويتي. مناط ذلك أن تكون تلك المديونيات قائمة في ١/٨/١٩٩٠. الطعن على قرار البنك المركزي السلبي بامتناعه عن شراء تلك المديونيات. طعن على قرار إداري تختص به الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية وحدها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٦/١٩٩٩ إداري جلسة ١٦/٤/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص٧٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 103. PDF pages: 100.

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