Supreme Court holds land exchange under Environmental Protection Act is a civil matter for common courts.

The Supreme Court ruled that a land exchange request under the Environmental Protection Act must be heard by a common court, not an administrative body. The applicant argued for administrative jurisdiction based on the law's text, but the court found no explicit provision assigning such exchanges to administrative decision-making. Consequently, the court determined the matter is civil in nature and that judicial proceedings better protect the applicant's interests.