Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2151

An annulment action. It is an action in rem whose subject is challenging the administrative decision. - The court of first instance’s ruling that the administrative decision has become immune because no annulment action was brought within the time limit, based - 395 - Procedure on its not being legally nonexistent. Thereby it exhausts its authority to adjudicate the dispute. Reason therefor: it constitutes an implicit ruling rejecting the application for annulment. - The adjudication contained in a judgment is not confined to its operative part. Part of it may appear in the reasons.