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Sklep I R 65/2005 ECLI:SI:VSRS:2005:I.R.65.2005 AI generated

Court dismisses case against judge due to impartiality concerns and transfers jurisdiction to another court.

Case Number Sklep I R 65/2005
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia dismissed the challenge against the presiding judge of the District Court in A. because the defendant being a judge of that court raised reasonable doubts about impartiality. The plaintiff argued that the defendant's position created a conflict of interest, while the court found the defendant's status as a judge of the same court sufficient to warrant a transfer. Consequently, the court ruled that it was prudent to designate another competent court to ensure objective impartiality in the proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Zakon o pravdnem postopku (ZPP) 67. člen: If a judge of the competent court is a party to the proceedings, reasonable doubts about impartiality may arise; therefore, the court may designate another competent court to ensure objective impartiality.

Keywords

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impartiality concerns conflict of interest jurisdiction transfer reasonable doubt objective impartiality ZPP 67. člen judge as party

Cited Legislation

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67. člen Zakona o pravdnem postopku (Uradni list RS, št. 26/99 in nasl.)
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Sklep I Pr 17/94
Supreme Court transfers case to another court due to conflict of interest when plaintiff sues court head.
VSM Sklep I Kr 61946/2020-4
Court transfers criminal case to another court to preserve appearance of impartiality due to judge conflict.
Sklep I R 26/2011
Supreme Court transfers case to another court because a party is a judge at the original court.
Sklep I R 17/2005
Court transfers jurisdiction to ensure impartiality when a judge represents a party in their own court.
VSC Sklep II Ip 153/2024
Appeal dismissed; suspended enforcement procedure continues after bankruptcy petition due to procedural nature of ruling.

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Full text

Za sojenje v tej zadevi se določi Okrajno sodišče v Ljubljani.

[JEDRO]

To, da je toženec okrajni sodnik sodišča v A., bi pri razumnem opazovalcu lahko vzbudilo dvome v nepristransko sojenje. Zato je smotrno, da se v tej zadevi določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

Predsednik Okrajnega sodišča v A. je predlagal določitev drugega stvarno pristojnega sodišča, predlog pa utemeljil s tem, da je pri tem sodišču vložena tožba zoper sodnika tega sodišča B. B.

Predlog je utemeljen.

Vrhovno sodišče lahko na podlagi 67. člena Zakona o pravdnem postopku (Uradni list RS, št. 26/99 in nasl.) na predlog stranke ali pristojnega sodišča določi, da v zadevi postopa drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, če je očitno, da se bo tako laže opravil postopek, ali če so za to drugi tehtni razlogi. Okoliščine, zaradi katerih predsednik Okrajnega sodišča v A. predlaga delegacijo krajevne pristojnosti, predstavljajo tak razlog. To, da je toženec okrajni sodnik tega sodišča, bi namreč pri razumnem opazovalcu lahko vzbudilo dvome v nepristranskost sojenja. Zaradi varovanja objektivne nepristranskosti je zato smotrno, da se v tej zadevi določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče. Vrhovno sodišče je tako predlogu za delegacijo ugodilo in za sojenje v tej zadevi določilo Okrajno sodišče v Ljubljani.