Jurisdictional transfer of pending civil proceedings; competence of court of first instance versus petition for venue change

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) dismissed the petition filed by a party seeking the transfer of jurisdiction for a civil case pending before the Botoșani Court of Appeal, meaning the original forum remains competent to adjudicate the matter and the decision is final and unappealable. The dispute concerned a procedural application for *strămutarea pricinii* (transfer of venue), where the petitioner argued for a move of the case, while the respondent consented to the transfer but the public prosecutor opposed it, citing the scheduled hearing date for the original proceeding. The court rejected the application based on its assessment of the procedural requirements for changing jurisdiction, upholding the status quo of the litigation location despite the opposing party's agreement.