Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2162

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

English translation of the principle

An adjustment action in which an employee seeks his right derived directly from the law. The claim therein is not subject to the time limits for an annulment action. The Administrative Circuit has jurisdiction to hear it as a salary dispute - What matters in characterizing an action is not the description given by the litigants, but what the court discerns from its facts and the correct characterization in law that it applies thereto. Its condition: that it not alter the substance of their claims - 399 - Civil Procedure - An action claiming taxes:-
Arabic original
دعوى التسوية التي يطلب فيها الموظف حقه المستمد مباشرة من القانون. لا تتقيد المطالبة فيها بمواعيد دعوى الإلغاء. اختصاص الدائرة الإدارية بنظرها باعتبارها من المنازعات في المرتبات - العبرة في تكييف الدعوى ليس بما يصفه الخصوم بل بما تتبينه المحكمة من وقائعها وتنزل عليها الوصف الصحيح في القانون. شرطه: ألاّ تغير من مضمون طلباتهم - ٣٩٩ - المرافعات - دعوى المطالبة بالضرائب:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٢/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ١١/٤/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 399. PDF pages: 396.

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