Supreme Court annuls administrative court decision for failing to rule on fee waiver before demanding payment.

The Supreme Court annulled the lower administrative court's decision and remanded the case for a new ruling. The applicant, a cooperative, had simultaneously filed a lawsuit and a request for exemption from court costs, arguing financial hardship. The lower court incorrectly refused to evaluate the waiver request and instead demanded payment, subsequently dismissing the lawsuit when the fee was not paid within the deadline. The Supreme Court held that the administrative court was legally obligated to first assess the waiver request under the Civil Procedure Code before issuing any summons to pay, as doing otherwise constituted a flagrant violation of the right to court.