The Board of Grievances Courts' Jurisdictions:
According to Article (9) from the Board of Grievances law, courts of the Board of Grievances consists of the following:
1. The Supreme Administrative Court.
2. The Administrative Courts of Appeal.
3. The Administrative Courts.
According to Article (9) from the Board of Grievances law, these courts proceed its jurisdiction through judicial circles that consist of three judges, excepting the administrative courts, which could consist of one judge.
Based on (second section/forth/9) from the implementation work mechanism for the justice and the Board of Grievances law issued by the Royal Decree No(M/78) dated October 1st, 2007 which states that "the Administrative Judiciary Council specifies a transition period after the issuing the procedures before the Board of Grievances law to establish the jurisdiction of administrative appeal courts"
Also, (Third section/A) of the mechanisms states that "The transitional period determined by the Administrative Judiciary Council and the Administrative Judicial Council shall not exceed, depending on the circumstances referred to in the mechanism, a period of three years from the date of modifying the Shariah Procedures Law and Criminal Procedures law and the date of issuing the procedures before BOG law and acting under it"
The Administrative Judicial Council decided that the Administrative Supreme Court starts its work that is stated in chapter four of Section four from the law and the Administrative Appellant Court starts its work that is stated in chapter two of Section four of the law on October 26th, 2014.
Below are the Courts' Jurisdictions:
1. The Supreme Administrative Court:
According to Article (11), the Supreme Administrative Court shall have jurisdiction to review appeals against judgments of administrative courts of appeal if the grounds of appeal are any of the following:
- Violation of provisions of Sharia or laws not inconsistent therewith or an error in application or interpretation thereof, including violation of a precedent established in judgment rendered by the Supreme Administrative Court.
- Being rendered by an incompetent court.
- Being rendered by a court not constituted in accordance with the law.
- An error characterizing the incident or in describing it.
- Deciding a dispute in contraction with another judgment previously rendered in connection with the litigants.
- Conflict of Jurisdiction among the Board's court.
2. Administrative Courts of Appeals
According to Article (12), the Administrative Courts of Appeals shall be entrusted with reviewing appealable judgments rendered by the administrative courts and shall decide after hearing the litigants in accordance with legal procedures.
3. Administrative courts:
According to Article (13), Administrative Courts shall have jurisdiction to decide the following:
- Cases relating to rights provided for in civil service, military service and retirement laws for employees of the Government and entities with independent corporate personality or their other beneficiaries.
- Cases for revoke of final administrative decisions issued by persons concerned when the appeal is based on grounds of lack of jurisdiction, defect in forms or cause, violation of laws and regulations, error in application or interpretation thereof, abuse of power, including disciplinary decisions and decisions issued by quasi-judicial committees and disciplinary boards as well as decisions issued by public benefit associations- and the like- relating to their activates. The administrative authority's refusal or denial to make a decision required to be made by it in accordance with the laws and regulations shall be deemed an administrative decision.
- Tort cases initiated by the persons concerned against the administrative authority's or actions.
- Cases related to contracts to which the administrative authority is party.
- Disciplinary cases filed by the competent authority.
- Other administrative disputes.
- Requests for execution or foreign judgments and arbitral awards.