Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2123

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Exclusive jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance to adjudicate actions for compensation for damage arising from defective administrative decisions, even if brought before it as original actions independently of annulment actions. This is subject-matter jurisdiction pertaining to public policy.
Arabic original
اختصاص الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية دون غيرها بالفصل من دعاوى التعويض عن الأضرار الناشئة عن القرارات الإدارية المعيبة حتى لو رفعت إليها بصفة أصلية استقلالاً عن دعاوى الإلغاء. وهو اختصاص نوعي متعلق بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 390. PDF pages: 387.

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