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Decizia nr. 2069/2020 AI generated

Transfer motion and stay request sent to Craiova Court of Appeal as material incompetence upheld

Case Number Decizia nr. 2069/2020
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted its own exception of material incompetence and declined jurisdiction over the ancillary motion to stay proceedings in case no. x/2019 of the Olt Tribunal (civil, administrative and fiscal section) to the Craiova Court of Appeal; the transfer motion based on legitimate suspicion was therefore to be decided there, with the stay request falling to the panel seized of that transfer. The dispute concerned a request by a company, through its special administrator, to transfer venue and suspend the underlying case pending the transfer ruling. Legally, under Articles 142(1) and 143(1) of the new Civil Procedure Code, a transfer request on grounds of legitimate suspicion lies with the court of appeal if the court from which transfer is sought is a tribunal within its circuit, and the stay motion is within that same panel's competence; because the originating court was the Olt Tribunal, the Craiova Court of Appeal was the proper forum. No further appeal was permitted.

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Art. 142 alin. (1) teza I noul C. proc. civ, Art. 143 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ; Transfer motion and stay request sent to Craiova Court of Appeal as material incompetence upheld: x/2019 of the Olt Tribunal (civil, administrative and fiscal section) to the Craiova Court of Appeal; the transfer motion based on legitimate suspicion was therefore to be decided there, with the stay request falling to the panel seized of that transfer. The dispute concerned a request by a company, through its special administrator, to transfer venue and suspend the underlying case pending the transfer ruling. Legally, under Articles 142(1) and 143(1) of the new Civil Procedure Code, a transfer request on grounds of legitimate suspicion lies with the court of appeal if the court from which transfer is sought is a tribunal within its circuit, and the stay motion is within that same panel's competence; because the originating court was the Olt Tribunal, the Craiova Court of Appeal was the proper forum. No further appeal was permitted.

Keywords

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stay of proceedings grounds for cassation transfer of competence Civil Procedure Code declining of jurisdiction rules of procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 142 alin. (1) teza I noul C. proc. civ
Used to establish the material competence of the Court of Appeal for the transfer request, leading to the admission of the exception of the High Court's lack of material competence.
Art. 143 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ
Cited to determine that the request for suspension of proceedings is within the competence of the panel seized with the transfer request.
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Decizia nr. 989/2017
Transfer request for legitimate suspicion sent to appellate court over High Court for lack of material competence.
Decizia nr. 1284/2019
Transfer request over legitimate suspicion sent to court of appeal; High Court declines jurisdiction on material incompetence
Decizia nr. 2541/2018
Jurisdictional transfer request remanded to appellate court due to material incompetence
Decizia nr. 1783/2020
Transfer venue request to Suceava Court of Appeal; High Court upholds material incompetence ex officio, declines jurisdiction.
Decizia nr. 574/2014
Strămutare request referred to Court of Appeal for lack of material competence

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Art. 142 alin. (1) teza I noul C. proc. civ.

Used to establish the material competence of the Court of Appeal for the transfer request, leading to the admission of the exception of the High Court's lack of material competence.

Art. 143 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ

Cited to determine that the request for suspension of proceedings is within the competence of the panel seized with the transfer request.

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Şedinţa publică din data de 21 octombrie 2020

Asupra cererii de suspendare, constată următoarele:

Prin cererea înregistrată pe rolul Înaltei Curţi de Casaţie şi Justiţie la 29 septembrie 2020, petenta S.C. A. S.R.L. - PRIN ADMINISTRATOR SPECIAL B. a solicitat strămutarea judecării cauzei ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Olt, secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ şi fiscal şi suspendarea judecării cauzei, până la soluţionarea cererii de strămutare.

Astăzi, în şedinţă publică, Înalta Curte a invocat, din oficiu, excepţia necompetenţei sale materiale, asupra căreia reţine următoarele:

Potrivit art. 142 alin. (1) teza I noul C. proc. civ., cererea de strămutare întemeiată pe motiv de bănuială legitimă este de competenţa curţii de apel, dacă instanţa de la care se cere strămutarea este o judecătorie sau un tribunal din circumscripţia acesteia, iar potrivit art. 143 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ, la solicitarea celui interesat, completul de judecată poate dispune, dacă este cazul, suspendarea judecării procesului.

Aşadar, cererea de suspendare a judecării procesului este de competenţa completului de judecată învestit cu soluţionarea cererii de strămutare în cadrul căreia a fost solicitată.

Cum în speţă instanţa de la care se solicită strămutarea este Tribunalul Olt, competenţa soluţionării cererii de suspendare formulate în cadrul cererii de strămutare aparţine Curţii de Apel Craiova.

Astfel, în considerarea dispoziţiilor legale anterior evocate, Înalta Curte urmează să admită excepţia necompetenţei sale materiale şi să decline în favoarea Curţii de Apel Craiova competenţa soluţionării cererii accesorii formulate de petenta S.C. A. S.R.L. - PRIN ADMINISTRATOR SPECIAL B. privind suspendarea judecării dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Olt, secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ şi fiscal.

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Admite excepţia necompetenţei materiale a Înaltei Curţi de Casaţie şi Justiţie.

Declină competenţa de soluţionare a cererii formulate de petenta S.C. A. S.R.L. - PRIN ADMINISTRATOR SPECIAL B. privind suspendarea judecării cauzei ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Olt, secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ şi fiscal, în favoarea Curţii de Apel Craiova.

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Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi 21 octombrie 2020.