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Prefect’s duty to verify finality of local councilor’s party exclusion under Statute of Local Elected Officials

Case Number ICCJ_169565
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the preliminary reference filed by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, thereby denying the appellate court's request for a preliminary ruling and leaving the lower instance to resolve the case without a definitive legal interpretation from the supreme instance. The dispute concerned the application of Article 12(3) of Law No. 393/2004 on the Statute of Local Elected Officials, specifically whether a county prefect is legally obligated to verify the finality of a councilor's exclusion from their political party within the party's internal appeal system and to request justificatory documents regarding the exclusion procedure before acting on such matters. The decisive legal basis was the procedural inadmissibility of the reference under the Civil Code of Procedure (Article 521(3)), which governs the conditions for the High Court to rule on questions of law raised by lower courts.

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art. 12 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 393/2004, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Prefect’s duty to verify finality of local councilor’s party exclusion under Statute of Local Elected Officials: The dispute concerned the application of Article 12(3) of Law No. 393/2004 on the Statute of Local Elected Officials, specifically whether a county prefect is legally obligated to verify the finality of a councilor's exclusion from their political party within the party's internal appeal system and to request justificatory documents regarding the exclusion procedure before acting on such matters. The decisive legal basis was the procedural inadmissibility of the reference under the Civil Code of Procedure (Article 521(3)), which governs the conditions for the High Court to rule on questions of law raised by lower courts.

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reference for a preliminary ruling Civil Procedure Code procedural duty matter in dispute legal systems rule of law

Cited Legislation

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art. 12 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 393/2004
„Dacă în interpretarea si aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 12 alin.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited to establish the binding nature of the decision to dismiss the preliminary reference.
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Decizia nr. 67/2020
Local councillor mandate challenge referral ruled inadmissible as question not novel; remedy lies in unified appeal.
ICCJ_134780
Exclusive prefect competence to terminate local councilor mandate upon loss of party membership under Law No. 393/2004
ICCJ_136792
Preliminary ruling referral on mayor’s mandate termination inadmissible for want of statutory admissibility conditions
ICCJ_130130
Prefect's right to judicially challenge local council's refusal to record premature cessation of councillor's mandate
Decizia nr. 1784/2023
Inadmissibility of cassation against final party exclusion decision under Law 14/2003 Article 21

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Cited to establish the binding nature of the decision to dismiss the preliminary reference.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 67 Dosar nr. 1907/1/2020

Şedinţa din 2 noiembrie 2020

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge ca inadmisibilă sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Piteşti – Secția a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ și fiscal, în dosarul nr. 4362/90/2017, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:

„Dacă în interpretarea si aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 12 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 393/2004 privind Statutul aleşilor locali, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, prefectul are obligaţia de a verifica în ce măsură decizia de excludere din partid a consilierului este definitivă în sistemul căilor de atac prevăzut de statutul partidului politic sau organizaţiei din care face parte acesta şi de a solicita documente justificative privind procedura excluderii.”

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţa publică din data de 2 noiembrie 2020.