Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 396

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

English translation of the principle

Expiry of a fixed-term administrative contract upon the end of its term does not confer upon the party contracting with the administration a right to compensation for it. Reason therefor. A lease of State property: the statutory extension provided for in the Real Estate Lease Law does not apply to it. The government's administrative eviction of the leased property upon expiry of its term. Permissible. Condition thereof. - 106 - Administrative - Holding the administration liable in compensation for administrative decisions. Its prerequisite. An administrative decision conforming to the law. The administration is not liable for it, however great the resulting damage.
Arabic original
انتهاء العقد الإداري الزمني بحلول مدته لا يرتب للمتعاقد مع الإدارة الحق في التعويض عنه. علة ذلك. عقد إيجار أملاك الدولة عدم سريان الامتداد القانوني الوارد في قانون إيجار العقارات عليه. إخلاء الحكومة العقار المؤجر بالطريق الإداري عند انتهاء مدته. جائز. شرط ذلك. - ١٠٦ - الإداري - مساءلة الإدارة بالتعويض عن القرارات الإدارية. مناطها. القرار الإداري المطابق للقانون. عدم مسؤولية الإدارة عنه مهما بلغ الضرر الذي يترتب عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٦/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 106. PDF pages: 103–104.

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