KCC 145/2006/1
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Appeals, Central Government, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Civil Evidence, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers, Pay, Benefits & Tax
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
29 Jan 2008
Catchwords
Appeal – Central Government – Litigation Proceeding – Signature – Employee’s Rights – Benefits – Transfer
This case involve an employee of a public sector body who transferred their employment and was looking for confirmation that they would continue to receive certain benefits they had had in their former job. The key issue was what should happen when a government body made an appeal including who should sign the appeal and whether it should be signed in a specific way.
Background
A claimant filed a case against the defendants and requested the court to order the defendants to dismiss an administrative decision Kuwait Administrative Decision No. 102362/2004 which was issued by the first defendant through which he was transferred to another. The claimant also requested the court to validate his right to receive relevant allowances.
The court ruled that the mentioned decision should be dismissed.
The claimant and the first defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court abandoned the appealed ruling and rejected the case.
Decision