Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1084

The rule of specificity of purposes, which restricts an administrative decision to the purpose prescribed for it. Departing therefrom to harm individuals. Abuse of power. - Prohibiting the connection of electricity to a building in which a violation of licensing conditions occurs. Its purpose. The public interest and the interests of individuals. Establishment that the harm to those 2 interests has ceased. The municipality's refusal to grant a certificate that the building satisfies the requirements necessary for connecting electricity. Without justification. The defence relating thereto. A manifestly unsound defence; failure to address it does not vitiate the judgment.