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Portuguese court holds delegated mayor's acts are contestable but subsequent council deliberations are not.

Case Number 040210
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court ruled that a mayor acting under delegated powers could be sued, but the subsequent council deliberation on that appeal was immune from litigation. The mayor argued the initial act was illegal, while the council claimed finality over its own review. The court distinguished between the initial administrative act and the internal hierarchical review, allowing only the former to be challenged in court.

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VEREADOR DELEGAÇÃO DE PODERES RECURSO HIERÁRQUICO RECURSO CONTENCIOSO ACTO CONTENCIOSAMENTE RECORRÍVEL

Keywords

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delegated powers mayor contentious appeal municipal council deliberation hierarchical appeal immunity administrative act review

Cited Legislation

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DL 100/84 de 1984/03/29 Art. 52 n.º 7
LPTA 85 Art. 25

Cited Case Law

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AC STA de 1991/04/30 IN AP-DR pág. 2357

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR ADM CONT - ACTO.

[LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] DL 100/84 DE 1984/03/29 ART52 N7. LPTA85 ART25.

[JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC STA DE 1991/04/30 IN AP-DR PÁG2357.

[ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 98

[DATA DE ENTRADA] 04/24/1996

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00050185

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA119981022040210

[OBJECTO] SENT TAC PORTO.

[PRIVACIDADE] 01

[RECORRENTE] MACEDO , JOAQUIM

[RECORRIDO 1] CM DE GUIMARÃES

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/CDAC5AFDB8539133802568FC0039D77E?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O acto do vereador de obras praticado no uso de competência delegada é desde logo contenciosamente recorrível, sem prejuízo de recurso contencioso para o Plenário da Câmara Municipal.

II - A deliberação deste Plenário, no recurso hierárquico para o mesmo interposto do acto referido em I, é insusceptível de recurso contencioso.