Territorial transfer of civil case from Arad to Cluj Court due to presiding judge’s functional conflict of interest

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Civil Section) granted a motion for territorial transfer of jurisdiction, ordering that Case No. 1280/250/2012 be transferred from the Arad County Court to the Cluj County Court, a final and unappealable decision that preserved acts performed by the original court prior to the transfer. The dispute involved a procedural request by a judge to transfer a civil case assigned to him to a different venue, alleging that his judicial role in the originating court posed a conflict of interest or impediment to impartiality. The legal basis for the order rested on the functional incompatibility of the judge's status within the originating court, validating the transfer as a necessary measure to ensure the integrity of the judicial process, with the public prosecutor's representative supporting the admission of the request based on the office held by the applicant.