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Sklep I R 19/2008 ECLI:SI:VSRS:2008:I.R.19.2008 AI generated

Supreme Court transfers case to another district court due to sibling relationship between party and judge causing impartiality doubts.

Case Number Sklep I R 19/2008
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Slovenia designated a different district court to handle the case following a request by the competent court. The petitioner, a plaintiff, is the brother of a judge sitting at the originally competent court in A, raising concerns about impartiality. The court ruled that this familial relationship creates a legitimate doubt regarding the fairness of the proceedings, necessitating a transfer to ensure procedural integrity.

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Article 67 of the Act on Civil Procedure; A case must be transferred to another competent court when a party is a close relative of a judge, as this relationship creates a reasonable doubt about the impartiality of the proceedings.

Keywords

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judicial impartiality close relative of judge transfer of jurisdiction doubt about fairness sibling relationship civil procedure law procedural economy

Cited Legislation

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Article 67 of the Act on Civil Procedure (ZPP-UPB3)
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VSRS Sklep I R 155/2021
Supreme Court transfers jurisdiction to ensure impartiality when creditor's brother works at the same court as enforcement officer.
Sklep I R 102/2005
Court rejects delegation of jurisdiction request as personal conflict probability does not automatically trigger Article 67 ZPP.
Sklep I R 131/2008
Appeal dismissed: sibling relationship of judge not sufficient grounds for recusal under ZPP Art. 67.
Sklep I R 72/2002
Supreme Court assigns jurisdiction to Škofja Loka District Court due to conflict of interest involving the defendant.
VSRS Sklep I R 204/2025
Plaintiff's status as a judge in the same judicial district constitutes a valid reason for transferring jurisdiction to ensure impartiality.

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Za odločanje v tej zadevi se določi Okrajno sodišče v B.

[JEDRO]

Dejstvo, da je ena od strank postopka brat sodnice na istem sodišču, bi utegnilo povzročiti dvom o korektnosti postopka in nepristranskosti odločanja, zlasti upoštevajoč majhnost pristojnega sodišča v A.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

Okrajno sodišče v A., ki je stvarno in krajevno pristojno za odločanje v tej pravdni zadevi, predlaga vrhovnemu sodišču, da določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče. V predlogu navaja, da je stranka postopka - tožnik brat sodnice na tem sodišču.

Predlog je utemeljen.

Po 67. členu Zakona o pravdnem postopku (ZPP-UPB3, Uradni list RS, št. 73/2007) lahko vrhovno sodišče na predlog stranke ali pristojnega sodišča določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, da postopa v zadevi, če je očitno, da se bo tako laže opravil postopek ali če so za to drugi tehtni razlogi. Dejstvo, da je ena od strank postopka brat sodnice na istem sodišču, bi utegnilo povzročiti dvom o korektnosti postopka in nepristranskosti odločanja, zlasti upoštevajoč majhnost sodišča v A. Vrhovno sodišče je zato za odločanje v tej pravdni zadevi določilo drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, in sicer Okrajno sodišče v B. Pri določitvi tega sodišča je v okviru načela ekonomičnosti postopka upoštevalo njegovo bližino in dostopnost.