Transfer of civil case denied for lack of valid grounds for change of venue

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (First Civil Section) rejected the applicant’s request for the transfer (strămutare) of a civil case pending before the Vaslui District Court (Case No. 4411/333/2012) due to suspected bias, ruling against the applicant and in favor of the respondent, with no appeal permitted. The dispute concerned a procedural motion to move the case to another court, which the applicant filed ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 29, 2013. The decisive legal basis was the assessment that the request lacked sufficient grounds to justify transfer under the applicable civil procedure rules on change of venue, as the court found no valid reason for reassignment; the decision was issued in chambers on March 20, 2013.