Motion for transfer of jurisdiction in civil proceedings: procedural prerequisites and rejection of transfer request

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the request to transfer jurisdiction (strămutare) filed by the applicants, ruling in favor of the integrity of the original proceedings; the decision is final and non-appealable. The case concerned a procedural motion to move the trial of a civil matter, identified by the initial court file number, from the Galați Tribunal to another instance, motivated by the fact that the defendant local council had already filed an answer and the trial was scheduled for April 2013. The court refused the transfer, aligning with the Public Prosecutor’s recommendation to reject the application, thereby maintaining the case within the jurisdiction of the original court under the Code of Civil Procedure provisions governing the transfer of cases for specific legal reasons.