Transfer of venue rejected; Săveni Court retains civil docket No. 1744/297/2011

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Civil Section I) rejected the applicants’ request to transfer (strămutare) the civil case in Docket No. 1744/297/2011 pending before the Săveni Court, with no appeal available, thereby keeping the case in that court. The petition sought a change of venue based on grounds presented verbally by the applicants and opposed by the prosecutor. The Court, ruling in a council chamber on 2 March 2012, dismissed the request after finding the procedural citation and stamping requirements met and considering the prosecutor’s oral objections, without stating substantive legal grounds beyond the statutory framework governing requests for case transfer under Romanian civil procedure.