Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 942

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

English translation of the principle

Promotion by selection. In principle, it is a matter of expediency left to the administrative authority's discretion, so long as its assessment is free from abuse of power and observes its natural limit: a more senior employee may not be passed over in favour of a more junior employee unless the latter is better suited.
Arabic original
الترقية بالاختيار. الأصل أنها من الملاءمات المتروكة لتقدير جهة الإدارة طالما كان تقديرها بريئا من إساءة استعمال السلطة والتزم حده الطبيعي بعدم جواز الأقدم إلى الأحدث إلا إذا كان الأخير هو الأصلح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٨٤، ٦١٠/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ١٣/٦/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٣١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Administrative Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 285. PDF pages: 282.

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