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Constitutional appeal dismissed due to supervening settlement extinguishing the underlying administrative litigation.

Case Number 693/95
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court declared the constitutional appeal inadmissible because the underlying administrative lawsuit had been extinguished by a settlement agreement. The appellant, A., S.A., challenged a decision by the Minister of Public Works, but the Supreme Administrative Court previously ruled the case moot following the parties' agreement. The court dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the dispute no longer existed, rendering the constitutional review unnecessary.

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Art. 28.º da CRP; When the underlying administrative litigation is extinguished by a settlement, the constitutional appeal is inadmissible due to supervening unavailability of the subject matter.

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supervening settlement extinction of litigation inadmissible appeal mootness in constitutional review administrative dispute resolution

Cited Legislation

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Art. 28.º da CRP
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88/90
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TC_19950005
Constitutional challenge dismissed due to prior amnesty making the constitutional question moot.
331/13
Constitutional review dismissed for lacking abstract normative question regarding procedural extinction of suit.
1068/2007
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Acórdão 696/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 696/96

Processo nº 693/95

1ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 1ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, em que é recorrente a firma "A., S.A" e recorrido o MINISTRO DAS OBRAS PÚBLICAS, TRANSPORTES E COMUNICAÇÕES, tendo em atenção a sentença de fls.234, que julgou extinta a instância, face ao acordo de fls. 213 a 228, dos autos, sentença esta transitada em Julgado, decide-se julgar extinto o presente recurso de constitucionalidade, por inutilidade superveniente da lide.

Lisboa, 22 de Maio de 1996

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Antero Monteiro Diniz

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Maria Assunção Esteves

Luís Nunes de Almeida