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Sklep I R 42/96, I R 43/96, I R 44/96, I R 45/96, I R 40/96, I R 47/96 ECLI:SI:VSRS:1996:I.R.42.96.A AI generated

Supreme Court allows transfer of case to another court due to personal acquaintance between judge and defendant's wife.

Case Number Sklep I R 42/96, I R 43/96, I R 44/96, I R 45/96, I R 40/96, I R 47/96
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Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Slovenia ruled that the District Court in Železnik was not the appropriate forum for the plaintiff's claim against the defendant. The court found that the defendant's wife was a judge in Celje, with whom all judges in Železnik were personally acquainted, creating a significant risk of bias. Consequently, the Supreme Court approved the transfer of the case to a different competent court to ensure impartial proceedings.

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Article 68 of the Act on Civil Procedure; A court may designate another competent court if it is evident that the proceedings would be easier or if there are other significant reasons, such as personal acquaintance between judges and parties' relatives.

Keywords

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civil procedure court jurisdiction impartiality personal acquaintance transfer of case bias avoidance Supreme Court

Cited Legislation

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Article 68 of the Act on Civil Procedure
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Sklep I R 96/2008
Appeal dismissed; mere hierarchical subordination of judges is not a valid reason to transfer jurisdiction.
Sklep I R 47/2001
Supreme Court transfers case to another court due to potential bias from plaintiff being a judge in the same building.
Sklep I R 133/2010
Supreme Court transfers case to Jesenices District Court due to disqualification of all Radovljica judges.
Sklep I R 72/2005
Court dismisses claim when defendant is a judge of the competent court due to perceived bias.
Sklep I R 102/2004
Former defense lawyer becoming judge does not automatically justify transferring court jurisdiction.

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Za odločanje v tej zadevi se določi kot pristojno sodišče Okrajno sodišče v S. B.

[JEDRO]

Okoliščina, da je toženčeva žena sodnica Okrožnega sodišča v C., s katero se vsi sodniki Okrajnega sodišča v Ž. osebno poznajo, je tehten razlog, da se v konkretnem primeru določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

Tožnik I. B. je vložil dne 19.9.1996 pri Okrajnem sodišču v Ž. tožbo proti tožencu M. Š., s katero je zahteval plačilo odškodnine v znesku 1.500.000,00 SIT. To sodišče je predlagalo, da določi vrhovno sodišče drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče za odločanje v tej zadevi, ker je toženec zakonec sodnice Okrožnega sodišča v Celju A. Š., katero sodniki Okrajnega sodišča v Ž. osebno poznajo.

Predlog je utemeljen.

Po 68.čl. Zakona o pravdnem postopku lahko Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije kot najvišje sodišče v državi določi, naj postopa v posamezni zadevi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, če je očitno, da se bo tako laže opravil postopek, ali če so za to drugi tehtni razlogi. Okoliščina, da je toženčeva žena sodnica Okrožnega sodišča v C., s katero se vsi sodniki Okrajnega sodišča v Ž. osebno poznajo, je tehten razlog, da se v konkretnem primeru določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče (z območja drugega višjega sodišča), ki bo o zadevi odločalo namesto Okrajnega sodišča v Ž.

Zato je vrhovno sodišče predlogu ugodilo.