Judicial venue transfer petition: lack of grounds for strămutare despite pending hearing schedule

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the petition to remove the civil case from its proper court, meaning the public prosecutor’s opposition prevailed and the proceedings remained scheduled for the original jurisdiction. The petitioners, represented by a legal entity and an individual, sought the transfer (strămutare) of a pending civil case to a different court to avoid local bias or influence, but the court rejected the request upon the representative of the public prosecutor’s submission. The decisive legal basis for the dismissal was the lack of demonstrated legal grounds necessitating a change of venue, as the procedural requirements for such a transfer were not met, and the lower court’s scheduled hearing date remained in force without further appeal available due to the final nature of the decision.