Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 193

The provisions of laws and equivalent regulatory decisions apply only to facts and legal positions occurring during the period from the date they come into force until their repeal. They do not apply retroactively to earlier facts unless retroactive effect is established by an express provision in the law or decision. Departure from this provision is impermissible whenever it is clear and plain in meaning. - The employee must be medically fit throughout his service to perform the duties of his position. The medical authority's issuance of a decision establishing his medical unfitness. Its effect: termination of his service as of the date on which the General - 43 - Law Medical Council determines his medical unfitness. The employee's remaining in service after that date. He is entitled to wages for it in return for work, without any other employment-status effects arising. The challenged judgment's adherence to this view. Correct in law. An example.