Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3877

Deduction from or attachment of an employee's salary. Impermissible except to satisfy court-awarded maintenance, to pay sums owed by him to the Government by reason of performing his duties, or to recover sums unduly paid to him, to the prescribed extent. Article 20 of the Civil Service Law. The rationale for this. Serving a public interest relating to public policy. What it is. - Nullity of deducting or attaching an employee's entitlements for purposes other than those excepted by the provision. Its effect. The administrative authority may disregard the attachment and pay the entitlement to the person subjected to attachment.