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Decizia nr. 1899/2022 AI generated

Transfer of civil case jurisdiction: Competence to hear request based on legitimate suspicion lies with Court of Appeal

Case Number Decizia nr. 1899/2022
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled that it lacked jurisdiction, ordering a declination of competence in favor of the Galati Court of Appeal to hear the applicant’s petition; this procedural decision resolves the immediate question of venue without addressing the merits of the underlying civil case. The dispute involved a petition for the transfer of a civil case (filed in 2022) from the Galati Tribunal, where the applicant invoked grounds of legitimate suspicion rather than public safety. The decisive legal basis was Article 142(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that transfer requests based on legitimate suspicion are within the jurisdiction of the appellate court when the originating instance is a tribunal, leading the Supreme Court to apply Article 132 to decline competence as a matter of material jurisdiction.

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art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ, art. 132 C. proc. civ, art. 402 C. proc. civ; Transfer of civil case jurisdiction: Competence to hear request based on legitimate suspicion lies with Court of Appeal: The dispute involved a petition for the transfer of a civil case (filed in 2022) from the Galati Tribunal, where the applicant invoked grounds of legitimate suspicion rather than public safety. The decisive legal basis was Article 142(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that transfer requests based on legitimate suspicion are within the jurisdiction of the appellate court when the originating instance is a tribunal, leading the Supreme Court to apply Article 132 to decline competence as a matter of material jurisdiction.

Keywords

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grounds of jurisdiction transfer of competence Civil Procedure Code public hearing rules of procedure judicial assistance in civil matters

Cited Legislation

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art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ
Main ground for the verdict, establishing that the appellate court is the competent instance for transfer requests based on legitimate suspicion.
art. 132 C. proc. civ
Procedural basis for the declination of competence to the competent court.
art. 402 C. proc. civ
Pronunţată astăzi, 13 octombrie 2022, prin punerea soluţiei la dispoziţia părţilor, prin mijlocirea grefei, conform art. 402 C. proc. civ.
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Decizia nr. 862/2020
Competence for civil case transfer request based on legitimate suspicion: jurisdiction of Court of Appeal over Tribunal cases
Decizia nr. 242/2015
Competence to hear a petition for transfer of a tribunal case based on legitimate suspicion under Article 142 of the Civil Procedure Code
Decizia nr. 1422/2017
Jurisdictional competence for transfer of case due to legitimate suspicion: Court of Appeal vs. High Court under Civil Procedure Code Art. 142
Decizia nr. 5596/2021
Competence for transfer of jurisdiction based on legitimate suspicion: jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal versus the High Court for cases pending at a Tribunal
Decizia nr. 3106/2018
Transfer of case based on legitimate suspicion: Jurisdictional competence of the Court of Appeal under the New Code of Civil Procedure

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art. 132 C. proc. civ.

Procedural basis for the declination of competence to the competent court.

art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ.

Main ground for the verdict, establishing that the appellate court is the competent instance for transfer requests based on legitimate suspicion.

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Şedinţa publică din data de 13 octombrie 2022

Asupra cererii de strămutare, constată următoarele:

Prin cererea înregistrată la 10 august 2022 pe rolul Înaltei Curţi de Casaţie şi Justiţie, secţia I civilă, petenta A. a solicitat strămutarea pricinii care face obiectul dosarului nr. x/2022 al Tribunalului Galaţi – secţia I civilă, pentru motive de siguranţă publică, deşi din cuprinsul cererii rezultă că sunt invocate motive de bănuială legitimă.

Potrivit art. 142 alin. (1) C. proc. civ., cererea de strămutare întemeiată pe motive 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.

Se constată că, în susţinerea cererii de strămutare deduse judecăţii au fost invocate motive de bănuială legitimă, iar cererea este formulată cu privire la un dosar înregistrat ulterior intrării în vigoare a noului C. proc. civ. pe rolul Tribunalului Galaţi, instanţă aflată în circumscripţia teritorială a Curţii de Apel Galaţi.

Pentru aceste considerente, în aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 132 C. proc. civ., raportat la prevederile art. 142 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ, Înalta Curte constată că instanţa competentă material a soluţiona cererea de strămutare este Curtea de Apel Galaţi, în favoarea căreia va dispune declinarea de competenţă.

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Declină competenţa de soluţionare a cererii formulate de petenta A. privind strămutarea procesului civil ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2022 al Tribunalului Galaţi – secţia I civilă, în favoarea Curţii de Apel Galaţi.

Fără cale de atac.

Pronunţată astăzi, 13 octombrie 2022, prin punerea soluţiei la dispoziţia părţilor, prin mijlocirea grefei, conform art. 402 C. proc. civ.