Civil case transfer petition denied after judgment on merits

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the petition for a change of venue filed by the claimant, resulting in the claimant's loss and the continuation of the proceedings in the originally assigned court. The dispute concerned a procedural application for the transfer of a civil case, filed after the first-instance court had already issued a judgment on the merits, where the opposing party had requested the dismissal of the petition and requested to be heard in absentia. The court based its decision on the assessment of the legality of the request under the rules governing the change of venue (strămutare) in civil procedure, finding the conditions for such a transfer were not met or the request was untimely following the final judgment of the lower court, issuing a final order without further appeal.