Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1134

The administrative authority is not on an equal footing with individuals in expressing freedom of will in concluding administrative contracts. The reason for this. In doing so, it must follow procedures and formalities laid down by the legislature in laws and regulations to ensure the achievement of the public interest. - The General Secretariat of Endowments. It alone has competence over all matters relating to endowment affairs, including the management and investment of endowment assets. - The Endowment Resources Committee. Its powers do not extend beyond formulating policies for investing endowment funds and monitoring the implementation of plans prepared in this regard. Decisions issued by that committee are mere recommendations that do not express the final will of the administrative authority, which belongs solely to the General Secretariat of Endowments. The judgment's departure from this and its reliance on what appeared in the minutes of that committee's meeting concerning the determination of a rental value for leased premises, considering it to constitute an expression of the will of the General Secretariat of Endowments. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation. 19- Powers of the Public Authority for Industry:-