Al-Seyassah daily reported that the Administrative Court overturned the refusal by the Public Authority for Disability Affairs to register a citizen who is blind in one eye. The ruling requires the authority to issue a certificate of permanent moderate visual impairment along with all associated legal and financial benefits. Court records show the citizen had undergone multiple surgeries with visual field tests confirming peripheral vision impairment plus damage to the optic nerve and retina.
Attorney Awatif Sulaiman Al-Dosari representing the plaintiff told Al-Seyassah daily that the court affirmed in its ruling that blindness in one eye is a moderate visual impairment according to the law judicial principles and rulings of the Court of Cassation. The technical committee at the authority had argued the citizen’s other eye remained healthy enough to negate any disability classification. Al-Seyassah daily noted the plaintiff submitted government hospital reports that the court accepted over the committee’s assessment.
The Public Authority for Disability Affairs had maintained that its technical committee decisions rely on established standards and fall outside judicial intervention according to statements carried by Al-Seyassah daily. The Administrative Court rejected that position in line with earlier Court of Cassation precedents that subject such administrative findings to review for compliance with Law No. 8 of 2010. That 2010 legislation explicitly covers sensory impairments including visual loss that affects balance depth perception and daily activities.
Al-Seyassah daily indicated the verdict instructs the authority to implement the registration immediately and provide the full range of services and allocations available to persons with verified moderate visual disabilities. Similar administrative challenges have increased in recent years as citizens present forensic medicine evaluations that diverge from initial committee reviews. A 2021 Court of Cassation decision referenced in the current matter established that technical panels do not hold absolute discretion when their conclusions conflict with authenticated medical data.
The authority oversees disability registrations and benefit distribution for thousands of Kuwaitis under the framework established by Law No. 8 of 2010 according to figures cited in prior judicial summaries. In this instance the court emphasized that loss of vision in one eye constitutes a disability when supported by hospital records and visual testing rather than a simple determination of one healthy eye. Al-Seyassah daily reported the decision adds to a series of cases clarifying eligibility standards for visual impairments.
Attorney Al-Dosari stated that the ruling will enable her client to access all rights and privileges under the disability law without further administrative hurdles. The case originated with the citizen’s appeal after the technical committee rejected his application despite the submitted medical documentation. Al-Seyassah daily confirmed the court ordered the authority to update its records and disburse any retroactive entitlements stemming from the corrected classification.
