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Constitutional court dismisses preliminary question regarding administrative liquidation norms applied to government-named entity.

Case Number TC_19950368
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Constitutional Court dismissed a preliminary question raised by a company regarding the constitutionality of specific norms in a 1940 decree-law. The court determined these norms were validly applied because they governed the legitimacy of a liquidation commission involving an entity named by the Government. Consequently, the court refused to examine the merits of the constitutional challenge and confirmed the lower court's decision.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 11º, 1.ª parte; Art. 20º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940; When challenged norms are effectively applied to establish the legitimacy of a commission involving a government-named entity, the Constitutional Court may dismiss the preliminary question without examining the merits.

Keywords

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preliminary question dismissal administrative liquidation government-named entity constitutional challenge legitimacy of commission Decree-Law 30 689 Constitutional Court

Cited Legislation

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Art. 11º, 1.ª parte do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940
Art. 20º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940
Art. 1º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940
449/93 [D.R., II Série, de 29-4-1994], 453/93 [D.R., II Série, de 6-5-1994], 450/93, 208/94, 404/94 e 195/95 [inéditos], não julgar inconstitucionais as normas dos artigos 11º, 20º e 21º, §§ 1º e 3º, do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689, de 27 de Agosto de 1940.
Art. 12º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940
Art. 21º, §§ 1º e 3º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689/1940

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 449/93
Acórdão nº 453/93
Acórdão nº 450/93
Acórdão nº 208/94
Acórdão nº 404/94
Acórdão nº 195/95
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1037/15
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463/2023
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604/15
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366/11
Constitutional Court dismisses request for nullity due to lack of standing and procedural irregularity. The court rejects the claim for nullity of subsequent proceedings because the applicant lacks standing to react to the opponent's counter-arguments and the relator's decision was legally final regarding the applicant's specific resources. The court ruled that the applicant cannot obstruct the process's conclusion by claiming nullity based on non-notice of counter-arguments, as the relator's decision was already legally effective for her, and the proper remedy for procedural defects would have been a request for conference review, which she did not utilize correctly. The court determined that the applicant's request to declare the entire subsequent process null is inadmissible due to her lack of legal standing to react to the opponent's counter-arguments and the finality of the relator's decision regarding her specific constitutional challenges. The court established that when a relator's decision is legally final for a party, they cannot later claim nullity of subsequent proceedings based on non-notice of counter-arguments, as the proper remedy for procedural defects would have been a request for conference review, which she did not utilize correctly. The court concluded that the applicant's request to declare the entire subsequent process null is inadmissible due to her lack of legal standing to react to the opponent's counter-arguments and the finality of the relator's decision regarding her specific constitutional challenges.

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Acórdão 368/95

Proc. nº 808/93 ACÓRDÃO Nº 368/95

1ª Secção

Cons. Rel.: Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, sendo recorrente E... e recorrida a C..., S.A., em liquidação, decide-se:

a) - Desatender a questão prévia suscitada pela C... sobre as normas do artigo 11º, primeira parte, e 20º do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689, de 27 de Agosto de 1940, visto que essas normas foram efectivamente aplicadas na decisão recorrida. Na verdade, esta decisão considerou-as a propósito da legitimidade da comissão liquidatária em que intervém uma entidade nomeada pelo Governo. As outras normas, dos artigos 1º e 12º, também indicadas na questão prévia, não têm que ser convocadas, pois que não persistiram no requerimento de interposição do recurso de constitucionalidade.

b) - Dispensando os vistos quanto à questão de fundo, e com os fundamentos dos acórdãos nºs. 449/93 [D.R., II Série, de 29-4-1994], 453/93 [D.R., II Série, de 6-5-1994], 450/93, 208/94, 404/94 e 195/95 [inéditos], não julgar inconstitucionais as normas dos artigos 11º, 20º e 21º, §§ 1º e 3º, do Decreto-Lei nº 30 689, de 27 de Agosto de 1940.

c) - Em consequência, negar provimento ao recurso e confirmar a decisão recorrida.

Lisboa, 27 de Junho de 1995

Ass) Maria da Assunção Esteves

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Antero Alves Monteiro Dinis

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa