Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 917

The exclusive jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance to hear disputes relating to administrative decisions, whether individual or regulatory, whenever the challenge thereto is based on a defect of lack of competence or form, violation of the law, error in its application, or abuse of power. - The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court. Its connection with determining the constitutionality of laws and regulations whenever the basis of the challenge is violation of an existing constitutional provision or departure from the spirit and import of that provision. Its jurisdiction does not extend to determining the legality of regulations and whether they conflict with an existing legislative provision. Reason therefor. - A challenge seeking annulment of general regulatory decisions does not raise a constitutional issue so long as the basis of the challenge - 538 - Civil Procedure relates to one of the defects of illegality affecting an administrative decision.