Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 883

Subject-matter jurisdiction. Its determination. The governing consideration is the relief sought by the plaintiff in his action. - The administrative decision disputes concerning which fall within the jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Its nature: it is that by which the administration expresses its binding will, by virtue of its authority under - 528 - Procedure laws and regulations, with the intention of producing a particular legal effect, whenever this is possible and legally permissible and is motivated by a public interest, or which the administration refrains from taking pursuant to laws and regulations requiring it to be taken. - A material act of the administration. It falls within the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts. Its nature: it is a material fact or a procedure recording it, not intended to produce particular legal effects.