Termination of deadline-setting request for service of administrative court decision and award of party expenses

The Administrative Court (VwGH) dismissed the applicant’s request for additional costs, ordering the respondent to pay EUR 553.20 in expenses within two weeks, thereby upholding the prior administrative court judgment of January 11, 2019, which remains in force as the procedural review was terminated. The case involved a formal request to set a deadline for the respondent to submit the contested administrative act and proof of service to the VwGH; since these documents were successfully provided, the proceeding was closed without a substantive review of the underlying merits. The decision was based on § 38(4) of the Austrian Administrative Court Act (VwGG), which mandates the dismissal of proceedings when the administrative court has submitted the required decision and proof of delivery, with the cost award derived from §§ 47 et seq. and § 56(1) second sentence VwGG in conjunction with the 2014 VwGH Expense Reimbursement Ordinance.