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KKO 2242/2016 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed claim for dismissal of proceedings due to statute of limitations expiration.

Case Number KKO 2242/2016
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's request to dismiss the proceedings on grounds of the statute of limitations having expired. The applicant argued that the authorities failed to act within the prescribed time limits for initiating the dismissal process. The court held that the procedural timeline for initiating the dismissal was not yet complete at the time the limitation period was calculated, thus the claim was time-barred.

Legislator headnote

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s. 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act; The statute of limitations for requesting the dismissal of proceedings does not begin to run until the authority has completed the necessary procedural steps to initiate the dismissal.

Keywords

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statute of limitations administrative procedure dismissal of proceedings procedural timeline time-barred claim

Cited Legislation

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s. 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act

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Kysymys menettämisseuraamusta koskevan vaatimuksen vanhentumisesta.