Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 482

An annulment action. It is an action aimed at challenging the administrative decision itself and revealing its flaws and defects. Its claimant must have a personal interest directly affected by that decision; otherwise, it is inadmissible. - A general regulatory decision. It may be challenged by annulment within the legally prescribed time limits, or upon its application to individual cases by requesting that it be disregarded for contravening the law. The condition therefor. Challenging by annulment the individual decision issued in application thereof. Absence of the individual decision. Its effect. Inadmissibility of the action. - Challenging a regulatory decision. Its scope does not extend to persons not addressed by its provisions. The reason therefor. Their lack of an interest in challenging it. - Investigating the requirement of interest in an action. A matter of fact for the court of merits. - 124 - Administrative