Recourse in the interest of the law admitted to establish mandatory rule: challenges to crime victim compensation decisions heard by two-judge panel under non-contentious appeal procedures
Romania (RO)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted a recourse in the interest of the law filed by the Presidium of the Court of Appeal of Brașov, establishing a mandatory unitary interpretation that such appeals must be heard by a panel of two judges following the specific rules for appeals in non-contentious proceedings. The case arose from a dispute regarding the proper procedural composition and application of law for challenging decisions issued by the Commission for Granting Financial Compensation to Crime Victims, constituted within the tribunals. The decisive legal basis is Article 31(6) of Law No. 211/2004, as amended by Law No. 272/2024, which governs the judicial review of compensation claims or advances for crime victims, interpreted in conjunction with Article 517(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure to define the obligatory nature of this procedural ruling.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 31 alin. (6) din Legea nr. 211/2004, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; Recourse in the interest of the law admitted to establish mandatory rule: challenges to crime victim compensation decisions heard by two-judge panel under non-contentious appeal procedures: The case arose from a dispute regarding the proper procedural composition and application of law for challenging decisions issued by the Commission for Granting Financial Compensation to Crime Victims, constituted within the tribunals. The decisive legal basis is Article 31(6) of Law No. 211/2004, as amended by Law No. 272/2024, which governs the judicial review of compensation claims or advances for crime victims, interpreted in conjunction with Article 517(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure to define the obligatory nature of this procedural ruling.
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AI generatedThe main ground for the decision, as the court establishes the unitary interpretation of this provision regarding the jurisdiction and composition of the panel for judging challenges to compensation commissions.
Procedural rule cited in the dispositive to establish the obligatory nature of the decision for all courts.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru soluţionarea recursului în interesul legii
Minuta deciziei nr. 6 Dosar nr. 442/1/2025
Ședința de la 26 mai 2025
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Admite recursul în interesul legii formulat de Colegiul de conducere al Curţii de Apel Braşov şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:
În interpretarea şi aplicarea unitară a dispozițiilor art. 31 alin. (6) din Legea nr. 211/2004 privind unele măsuri pentru asigurarea informării, sprijinirii şi protecţiei victimelor infracțiunilor, cu modificările şi completările anterioare Legii nr. 272/2024, contestația formulată împotriva hotărârii Comisiei pentru acordarea de compensații financiare victimelor infracțiunilor, constituite în cadrul tribunalelor, prin care s-a soluționat cererea de compensație financiară sau cererea privind acordarea unui avans din aceasta, se judecă în complet format din doi judecători, după regulile specifice judecării căii de atac a apelului din procedurile necontencioase.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 26 mai 2025.