Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2294

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

English translation of the principle

The circuit for hearing administrative disputes. The matters within its jurisdiction. Its jurisdiction is subject-matter jurisdiction. A plea concerning it relates to public policy. - A dispute concerning the salary of military personnel falls outside the jurisdiction of the administrative judiciary. Its inclusion within the general jurisdiction of the ordinary courts. The reason for this. - A court’s ruling that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction requires it to order referral of the action in its current state to the competent court. An example of a judgment that did not observe this.
Arabic original
دائرة نظر المنازعات الإدارية. ما تختص به. اختصاصها نوعي. تعلق الدفع به بالنظام العام. - المنازعة في الراتب للعسكريين تخرج عن اختصاص القضاء الإداري. دخولها في الاختصاص العام للمحاكم العادية. علة ذلك. - قضاء المحكمة بعدم الاختصاص النوعي يوجب عليها أن تأمر بإحالة الدعوى بحالتها إلى المحكمة المختصة. مثال لحكم لم يراع ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ٢٠/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٥٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 377.

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