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Decizia nr. 1418/2021 AI generated

Transfer of civil case for legitimate suspicion referred to appellate court due to lack of jurisdiction

Case Number Decizia nr. 1418/2021
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible

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The High Court of Cassation and Justice declined jurisdiction over a petition for the transfer of a civil case, referring it to the competent appellate court. The dispute involved a company's request to remove a case from the Timiş Tribunal based on legitimate suspicion, filed after the entry into force of the New Code of Civil Procedure. Relying on Article 142(1) in conjunction with Article 24 of the New Code of Civil Procedure, which assigns jurisdiction for transfer requests against tribunals to the respective courts of appeal, the Supreme Court determined it lacked competence to adjudicate the matter. Consequently, the court ordered the referral of the petition to the Timişoara Court of Appeal, and the decision is final without any avenue for appeal.

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art. 142 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ, art. 24 din acelaşi cod; Transfer of civil case for legitimate suspicion referred to appellate court due to lack of jurisdiction: The dispute involved a company's request to remove a case from the Timiş Tribunal based on legitimate suspicion, filed after the entry into force of the New Code of Civil Procedure. Relying on Article 142(1) in conjunction with Article 24 of the New Code of Civil Procedure, which assigns jurisdiction for transfer requests against tribunals to the respective courts of appeal, the Supreme Court determined it lacked competence to adjudicate the matter. Consequently, the court ordered the referral of the petition to the Timişoara Court of Appeal, and the decision is final without any avenue for appeal.

Keywords

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referral for lack of jurisdiction matter in dispute Civil Procedure Code transfer of competence judicial assistance in civil matters e-justice

Cited Legislation

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art. 142 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ
Main ground for the decision, establishing that the Court of Appeal is competent to handle the request for transfer of jurisdiction from a Tribunal.
art. 24 din acelaşi cod
Procedural rule cited in conjunction with Art. 142 to determine the correct competent court for the jurisdictional issue.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art. 142 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ

Main ground for the decision, establishing that the Court of Appeal is competent to handle the request for transfer of jurisdiction from a Tribunal.

art. 24 din acelaşi cod

Procedural rule cited in conjunction with Art. 142 to determine the correct competent court for the jurisdictional issue.

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Şedinţa publică din data de 9 iunie 2021

Constatând că se solicită strămutarea dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Timiş, secţia a II-a civilă, având ca obiect o acţiune formulată după data intrării în vigoare a Noului C. proc. civ., în considerarea dispoziţiilor art. 142 alin. (1) din acelaşi act normativ, potrivit cărora "cererea de strămutare întemeiată pe motiv de bănuială legitimă este de competenţa curţii de apel, dacă instanţa de la care se cere strămutarea este o judecătorie sau un tribunal din circumscripţia acesteia", raportat şi la dispoziţiile art. 24 din acelaşi cod, urmează să decline competenţa de soluţionare a cererii formulate de petenta S.C. A. S.R.L. privind strămutarea judecării cauzei ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Timiş, secţia a II-a civilă, instanţei competente, respectiv Curţii de Apel Timişoara.

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Declină competenţa de soluţionare a cererii formulate de petenta S.C. A. S.R.L. privind strămutarea judecării cauzei ce formează obiectul dosarului nr. x/2019 al Tribunalului Timiş, secţia a II-a civilă, în favoarea Curţii de Apel Timişoara.

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Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi 9 iunie 2021.