Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 911

Appointment to a public position. Its condition. Obtaining the qualification required to occupy it and consistent with its nature. The Civil Service Council determines the levels of academic qualifications necessary for appointment. - Assessment and equivalency of academic qualifications. Fall within the competence of a committee formed by the Civil Service Council from the Ministry of Education, Kuwait University and the Personnel Bureau. - Awarding academic degrees, diplomas and academic certificates and determining the equivalency of foreign certificates thereto. Falls within the competence of the Supreme Council for Higher Education. - The administration's obligation to follow the rule of equality in administrative decisions, which presupposes identical legal positions. It may not be invoked to compel the administration to take a particular decision by analogy with an erroneous decision it issued. Reason therefor. The issuance of a defective decision does not confer legality upon it or purge it of the defects that tainted it, and it may not be relied upon when issuing another decision. Example.