Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 692

The regulations governing the dispatch of university teaching assistants on scholarships. They fixed the original period for obtaining master’s and doctoral degrees at five years, extendable for one year with the same salary and allowances, after which the scholarship is suspended if the scholarship recipient has not obtained the doctoral degree. The scholarship may become study leave following the approval of the General Scholarships Committee, for a maximum of one year, after which the scholarship is withdrawn and the recipient’s service with the university ends; the university may recover all travel expenses and study costs it incurred up to the date of issuance of the scholarship withdrawal decision. The judgment reaching that conclusion. No defect. - Factual argument concerning the discretionary power of the court of merits. Inadmissible before the Court of Cassation. Example concerning a decision to withdraw a study scholarship.