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TC_19980153 AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses appeal due to failure to submit required explanatory document.

Case Number TC_19980153
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court decided not to examine the appeal because the required explanatory document was not submitted. The appellants, L... and J..., challenged a decision by the Public Treasury without providing the necessary exposition as mandated by law. Consequently, the court ruled that the procedural defect precluded any substantive review of the case.

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Art. 221.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 222.º da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional: Failure to submit the required explanatory document results in the non-examination of the appeal.

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procedural defect explanatory document non-examination constitutional appeal public treasury

Cited Legislation

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Art. 221.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 222.º da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional
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437/97
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657/96
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732/00
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Acórdão 153/98

ACÓRDÃO Nº 153/98

Falta Exposição

Proc. nº 675/97

1ª Secção

Rel: Cons. Ribeiro Mendes

Acordam na 1ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos autos à margem identificados, vindos do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, em que são recorrentes L... e J... e recorrida FAZENDA PÚBLICA, no essencial pelas razões da exposição do relator de fls. 191 a 194, que não mereceu resposta de qualquer das partes, decide o Tribunal Constitucional não tomar conhecimento do recurso.

Custas pelos recorrentes, fixando-se a taxa de justiça em 6 (seis) unidades de conta.

Lisboa, 10 de Fevereiro de 1998

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Maria da Assunção Esteves

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa

Lisboa,