THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 23387/12
Milka ADŽEMOVIĆ against Serbia
and 180 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 16 December 2014 as a Committee composed of:
Ján Šikuta, President,
Dragoljub Popović,
Iulia Antoanella Motoc, judges,
and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on 30 March 2012,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS
The applicants are all Serbian citizens. Their personal details are set out in the appended table. They are represented by Mr S. Krstić, a lawyer practising in Kraljevo.
The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows.
On 23 January 2007, 22 September 2008, 31 December 2008 and 4 March 2009 the domestic courts awarded the applicants certain sums against “Slap group AD Beograd – Fabrika u Čačku” (“the debtor”). The debtor used to be socially owned. However, it has been predominantly privately owned since 2003.
These judgments became final on 31 March 2008, 25 February 2009, 9 April 2010 and 9 April 2009, respectively. On 27 October 2010 insolvency proceedings were opened against the debtor. The applicants then claimed the payment of the judgment debt in the context of those insolvency proceedings.
These court decisions remain unenforced to the present day.
COMPLAINT
The applicants essentially complain about the failure by the national authorities to enforce final court decisions in their favour. This complaint falls to be examined under Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
THE LAW
A. Joinder of the applications
The Court considers that, in accordance, with Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of the Court, the applications should be joined, given their common factual and legal background.
B. Complaints under Article 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
The Court observes that the rule of exhaustion of domestic remedies contained in Article 35 § 1 of the Convention requires that normal recourse should be had by an applicant to remedies which are available and sufficient to afford redress in respect of the breaches alleged (see, among other authorities, Akdivar and Others v. Turkey, 16 September 1996, § 65, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-IV).
The Court has consistently held that a constitutional appeal should, in principle, be considered as an effective domestic remedy in respect of applications introduced against Serbia as of 7 August 2008 (see Vinčić and Others v. Serbia, nos. 44698/06, 44700/06, 44722/06, 44725/06, 49388/06, 50034/06, 694/07, 757/07, 758/07, 3326/07, 3330/07, 5062/07, 8130/07, 9143/07, 9262/07, 9986/07, 11197/07, 11711/07, 13995/07, 14022/07, 20378/07, 20379/07, 20380/07, 20515/07, 23971/07, 50608/07, 50617/07, 4022/08, 4021/08, 29758/07 and 45249/07, § 51, 1 December 2009).
There is no reason to depart from that jurisprudence in the present case (contrast Milunović and Čekrlić v. Serbia (dec.), nos. 3716/09 and 38051/09, 17 May 2011 which concerns the non-enforcement of final court decisions rendered against socially/State-owned companies).
As the applicants failed to lodge a constitutional appeal, the applications must be rejected under Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention for non‑exhaustion of domestic remedies.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Marialena TsirliJán Šikuta
Deputy RegistrarPresident
Appendix
No
Application No
Lodged on
Applicant, Date of birth, Place of residence
23387/12
30/03/2012
Milka ADŽEMOVIĆ, 24/04/1958, Čačak
73955/13
30/03/2012
Milјana ANDRIĆ, 31/01/1947, Čačak
73960/13
30/03/2012
Libuša AVRAMOVIĆ, 17/02/1953, Čačak
73962/13
30/03/2012
Goran AVRAMOVIĆ, 08/09/1963, Čačak
73964/13
30/03/2012
Milanka AVRAMOVIĆ, 03/05/1951, Čačak
73968/13
30/03/2012
Milijana BABIĆ, 13/03/1959, Čačak
73970/13
30/03/2012
Zoran BELIĆ, 24/04/1958, Čačak
73974/13
30/03/2012
Kovilјka BUĆKOVIĆ, 13/07/1950, Čačak
73977/13
30/03/2012
Miloš BOGDANOVIĆ, 02/04/1963, Čačak
73978/13
30/03/2012
Radoslava BUGARČIĆ, 26/06/1952, Čačak
73982/13
30/03/2012
Milisav BUKUMIROVIĆ, 15/02/1947, Čačak
73983/13
30/03/2012
Dragica CRNČEVIĆ, 06/08/1966, Čačak
73986/13
30/03/2012
Slavica ĆUBOVIĆ, 21/01/1961, Čačak
73987/13
30/03/2012
Milјka ČOLOVIĆ, 23/08/1941, Čačak
73989/13
30/03/2012
Miladin ĆUBRK, 16/07/1967, Čačak
73992/13
30/03/2012
Milinko ĆUBRK, 31/01/1948, Čačak
73994/13
30/03/2012
Zora ĆUBRK, 24/05/1941, Čačak
73995/13
30/03/2012
Desimir ĆURČIĆ, 05/11/1956, Čačak
73998/13
30/03/2012
Vera ĆURČIĆ, 01/11/1944, Čačak
74000/13
30/03/2012
Snežana ĆURČIĆ, 01/01/1964, Čačak
74004/13
30/03/2012
Radoš DAMLЈANOVIĆ, 24/09/1961, Kralјevo
74007/13
30/03/2012
Dusko DMITRIĆ, 20/03/1970, Čačak
74012/13
30/03/2012
Negoslav DMITRIĆ, 29/09/1964, Čačak
74014/13
30/03/2012
Nadežda ĐOKOVIĆ, 18/05/1952, Čačak
74015/13
30/03/2012
Mila ĐUROVIĆ, 13/07/1957, Čačak
74017/13
30/03/2012
Milovan ĐUROVIĆ, 13/05/1951, Čačak
74021/13
30/03/2012
Vera ĐUROVIĆ, 24/09/1952, Čačak
74023/13
30/03/2012
Vera ĐUROVIĆ, 24/09/1952, Čačak
74025/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana GAJIĆ, 24/06/1971, Čačak
74027/13
30/03/2012
Ljubica GAŠIĆ, 03/10/1934, Čačak
74030/13
30/03/2012
Olga GOSTILJAC, 26/08/1948, Čačak
74086/13
30/03/2012
Milica RAKOVIĆ, 13/01/1941, Čačak
74090/13
30/03/2012
Milosava RANKOVIĆ, 19/09/1950 ,Čačak
74094/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana RAOVIĆ, 24/03/1953, Čačak
74096/13
30/03/2012
Bosilјka TUTUNOVIĆ, 12/08/1940, Čačak
74097/13
30/03/2012
Slobodan RISTANOVIĆ, 19/08/1964, Čačak
74099/13
30/03/2012
Mica TUTUNOVIĆ, 29/04/1950, Čačak
74107/13
30/03/2012
Dana POPOVIĆ, 17/03/1962, Čačak
74109/13
30/03/2012
Predrag SATARIĆ, 09/09/1940, Čačak
74110/13
30/03/2012
Dragan POPOVIĆ, 13/12/1958, Čačak
74113/13
30/03/2012
Kruna RABRENOVIĆ, 29/05/1941, Čačak
74114/13
30/03/2012
Stanislava UROŠEVIĆ, 04/09/1954, Čačak
74115/13
30/03/2012
Milovan RABRENOVIĆ, 18/03/1954, Čačak
74116/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana SAVIĆ, 08/10/1965, Čačak
74118/13
30/03/2012
Zorica UROŠEVIĆ, 08/04/1961, Čačak
74119/13
30/03/2012
Nasta RADIŠIĆ, 29/12/1946, Čačak
74120/13
30/03/2012
Radosav SAVIĆ, 09/05/1946, Čačak
74121/13
30/03/2012
Kata VASILIĆ, 28/08/1953, Čačak
74122/13
30/03/2012
Goran RADOJIČIĆ, 20/05/1970, Čačak
74123/13
30/03/2012
Milojko SAVIĆ, 16/11/1944, Čačak
74124/13
30/03/2012
Stanica RADOJIČIĆ, 10/02/1946, Čačak
74125/13
30/03/2012
Radomir VASILIJEVIĆ, 04/09/1957, Čačak
74126/13
30/03/2012
Radenko RADOŠEVIĆ, 29/01/1954, Čačak
74127/13
30/03/2012
Milica SAVOVIĆ, 19/07/1951, Čačak
74128/13
30/03/2012
Dragiša VRANIĆ, 01/11/1957, Čačak
74129/13
30/03/2012
Snežana SENIĆ, 26/03/1948, Čačak
74130/13
30/03/2012
Nedelјka SIMOVIĆ, 16/09/1951, Čačak
74131/13
30/03/2012
Momčilo GUGOVIĆ, 21/03/1960, Čačak
74132/13
30/03/2012
Radomir SIMOVIĆ, 04/09/1953, Čačak
74133/13
30/03/2012
Anica ILIĆ, 09/12/1951, Čačak
74134/13
30/03/2012
Stanislava SIMOVIĆ, 11/04/1957, Čačak
74135/13
30/03/2012
Dragiša VRANIĆ, 01/11/1957, Čačak
74136/13
30/03/2012
Dana ILIĆ, 12/03/1961, Čačak
74137/13
30/03/2012
Draga ILIĆ, 03/04/1958, Čačak
74138/13
30/03/2012
Savo VRANIĆ, 15/12/1946, Čačak
74139/13
30/03/2012
Slobodanka VRANJEVAC, 05/01/1949, Čačak
74140/13
30/03/2012
Vera SIMOVIĆ ,08/01/1970, Čačak
74142/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana SAVIĆ, 27/07/1943, Čačak
74144/13
30/03/2012
Dostana VUJADINOVIĆ, 19/03/1954, Čačak
74145/13
30/03/2012
Milica SRETIĆ, 13/05/1949, Čačak
74146/13
30/03/2012
Olivera VUJIČIĆ, 14/03/1960, Čačak
74147/13
30/03/2012
Milunka STANIĆ, 11/02/1953, Čačak
74148/13
30/03/2012
Vera VUKAŠINOVIĆ, 30/06/1954, Čačak
74149/13
30/03/2012
Krsto STANOJLOVIĆ, 28/08/1936, Čačak
74150/13
30/03/2012
Krsta VUKOLIĆ, 24/09/1943, Čačak
Nikolina VUKOLIĆ, 22/07/2006, Čačak
74151/13
30/03/2012
Milka STANOJLOVIĆ, 14/11/1945, Čačak
74153/13
30/03/2012
Milka STEVANIĆ, 25/01/1953, Čačak
74154/13
30/03/2012
Dejan VUKOVIĆ, 04/07/1960, Čačak
74174/13
30/03/2012
Snežana ZATEŽIĆ, 17/01/1965, Čačak
74177/13
30/03/2012
Stanija ZEČEVIĆ, 15/04/1955, Čačak
74180/13
30/03/2012
Zoran ZEČEVIĆ, 04/02/1965, Čačak
74182/13
30/03/2012
Milijana STEVANOVIĆ, 21/09/1943, Čačak
74188/13
30/03/2012
Ljubomir SOJČIĆ, 10/12/1964, Čačak
Mileta SOJČIĆ, 25/03/1967, Čačak
74189/13
30/03/2012
Milena ZIMONJIĆ, 01/05/1949, Čačak
74191/13
30/03/2012
Bilјana ŠTAVLЈANIN, 25/04/1966, Čačak
74193/13
30/03/2012
Milka ZIMONJIĆ, 26/11/1952, Čačak
74198/13
30/03/2012
Nada ZIMONJIĆ, 25/08/1946, Čačak
74199/13
30/03/2012
Siniša ILIĆ, 02/12/1966, Čačak
74200/13
30/03/2012
Danica ŠTAVLЈANIN, 22/02/1942, Čačak
74203/13
30/03/2012
Zora ŽUNJIĆ, 16/10/1957, Čačak
74204/13
30/03/2012
Miodrag ILIĆ, 29/12/1969, Čačak
74208/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana ISAILOVIĆ, 20/06/1963, Čačak
74209/13
30/03/2012
Simo ŠTAVLЈANIN, 09/01/1950, Čačak
74210/13
30/03/2012
Đurđija JAKLIN, 03/06/1946, Čačak
74211/13
30/03/2012
Sibinka TANASKOVIĆ, 14/10/1950, Čačak
74212/13
30/03/2012
Dušan TATOVIĆ, 22/01/1941, Čačak
74213/13
30/03/2012
Miladin JAKŠIĆ, 13/03/1947, Čačak
74214/13
30/03/2012
Slađana VUKOSAVLJEVIĆ, 16/11/1974, Čačak
74217/13
30/03/2012
Lidija JANKOVIĆ, 06/04/1957, Čačak
74219/13
30/03/2012
Zorica JEKIĆ, 27/05/1947, Čačak
74220/13
30/03/2012
Svetlana NIKOLIĆ, 24/02/1964, Čačak
74221/13
30/03/2012
Ljubica NOVAKOVIĆ, 19/02/1950, Čačak
74222/13
30/03/2012
Darka JELIĆ, 28/10/1961, Čačak
74224/13
30/03/2012
Adam OBRADOVIĆ, 13/02/1962, Čačak
74228/13
30/03/2012
Milostina PAJOVIĆ, 28/02/1947, Čačak
74229/13
30/03/2012
Radiša JOJIĆ, 27/05/1959, Čačak
74231/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana PANTOVIĆ, 11/12/1950, Čačak
74232/13
30/03/2012
Dragan MILEKIĆ, 13/11/1965, Čačak
74233/13
30/03/2012
Snežana PANTOVIĆ, 06/10/1959, Čačak
74234/13
30/03/2012
Radovanka JOVANČEVIĆ, 19/09/1954, Čačak
74235/13
30/03/2012
Zoran PANTOVIĆ, 16/08/1953, Čačak
74236/13
30/03/2012
Branko TEŠIĆ, 05/04/1959, Čačak
74238/13
30/03/2012
Jovan JOVANOVIĆ, 22/11/1964, Čačak
74242/13
30/03/2012
Draginja TEŠOVIĆ, 13/12/1971, Čačak
74245/13
30/03/2012
Snežana JOVIČINAC, 05/04/1964, Čačak
74247/13
30/03/2012
Milena TOPALOVIĆ, 31/08/1951, Čačak
74250/13
30/03/2012
Branko RADOVANOVIĆ, 14/06/1949, Čačak
74251/13
30/03/2012
Snežana MILEKIĆ, 15/09/1967, Čačak
74253/13
30/03/2012
Anđelija MILETIĆ, 19/07/1947, Čačak
74254/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana PAREZANOVIĆ, 05/01/1957, Čačak
74255/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana TOŠOVIĆ, 17/05/1946, Kralјevo
74258/13
30/03/2012
Danica RADOVANOVIĆ, 17/01/1954, Čačak
74260/13
30/03/2012
Milija MILETIĆ, 01/01/1959, Čačak
74263/13
30/03/2012
Snežana MILETIĆ, 15/07/1962, Čačak
74266/13
30/03/2012
Tomislav MILIVOJČEVIĆ, 16/09/1940, Čačak
74269/13
30/03/2012
Milena MILOJKOVIĆ, 27/02/1951, Čačak
74273/13
30/03/2012
Mara MILOVANOVIĆ, 21/08/1937, Čačak
74275/13
30/03/2012
Vera PAUNOVIĆ, 22/01/1953, Čačak
74276/13
30/03/2012
Dragan MUTAPOVIĆ, 28/11/1958, Čačak
74279/13
30/03/2012
Gordana PAVLOVIĆ, 15/12/1952, Čačak
74280/13
30/03/2012
Dobrivoje NEŠOVIĆ, 29/12/1953, Čačak
74283/13
30/03/2012
Ana NIKOLIĆ, 08/10/1963, Čačak
74285/13
30/03/2012
Dragana NIKOLIĆ, 14/11/1939, Čačak
74290/13
30/03/2012
Bojan PEJOVIĆ, 25/08/1960, Čačak
74292/13
30/03/2012
Nada PETRIĆEVIĆ, 25/12/1952, Čačak
74294/13
30/03/2012
Ivanka PETRONIJEVIĆ, 10/06/1950, Čačak
74297/13
30/03/2012
Rosa PETROVIĆ, 01/11/1957, Čačak
74302/13
30/03/2012
Gorica POLEDICA, 28/12/1958, Čačak
74305/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana POLEDICA, 21/05/1951, Čačak
74327/13
30/03/2012
Tomislav RADOVANOVIĆ, 05/03/1955, Čačak
74331/13
30/03/2012
Miroslav RAFAILOVIĆ, 07/05/1959, Čačak
74336/13
30/03/2012
Ljilјana PONJAVIĆ, 15/03/1964, Čačak
74338/13
30/03/2012
Nada RAJOVIĆ, 22/05/1943, Čačak
74341/13
30/03/2012
Predrag PONJAVIĆ, 24/07/1962, Čačak
74344/13
30/03/2012
Radenko RAJIČIĆ, 16/12/1960, Čačak
74348/13
30/03/2012
Miro RAKIĆ, 26/05/1972, Čačak
Slavko RAKIĆ, 25/09/1947, Čačak
74381/13
30/03/2013
Zorica JOVIĆEVIĆ, 23/08/1969, Čačak
74385/13
30/03/2012
Želimirka KAPLAREVIĆ23/04/1952Čačak
74388/13
30/03/2012
Jelena KARAKLAJIĆ, 19/08/1953, Čačak
74390/13
30/03/2012
Stojanka KARAKLAJIĆ, 08/03/1947, Čačak
74392/13
30/03/2012
Ljubiša KATANIĆ, 03/06/1952, Čačak
74393/13
30/03/2012
Radomirka KLASANOVIĆ, 19/01/1946, Čačak
74397/13
30/03/2012
Radojko KLISARIĆ, 04/09/1958, Čačak
74398/13
30/03/2012
Radosija KLISARIĆ, 23/04/1963, Čačak
74549/13
30/03/2013
Katarina BOGDANOVIĆ, 10/05/1980, Čačak
74737/13
30/03/2012
Milan KORIĆANAC, 08/03/1964, Čačak
74739/13
30/03/2012
Mira KOSTADINOVIĆ, 21/01/1964, Čačak
74740/13
30/03/2012
Milka KOSTIĆ, 09/10/1967, Čačak
74741/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana KRUPEŽ, 08/03/1965, Čačak
74742/13
30/03/2012
Milan KUČEVIĆ, 13/04/1953, Čačak
74743/13
30/03/2012
Bilјana KURIJ, 29/05/1958, Čačak
74744/13
30/03/2012
Milica LAKOVIĆ, 24/08/1961 ,Čačak
74746/13
30/03/2012
Momčilo LAKUŠIĆ12/06/1951Čačak
74748/13
30/03/2012
Milutin LAZAREVIĆ, 10/09/1962, Čačak
74779/13
30/03/2012
Milka LAZOVIĆ, 12/11/1961, Čačak
74780/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana LUGIĆ, 25/09/1963 ,Čačak
74782/13
30/03/2012
Srđan LUKOVIĆ, 05/01/1971, Čačak
74784/13
30/03/2012
Stanojla MANDIĆ, 12/04/1940, Čačak
74785/13
30/03/2012
Dana MARINKOVIĆ, 12/03/1955, Čačak
74787/13
30/03/2012
Jevto MARINKOVIĆ16/07/1956Čačak
74791/13
30/03/2012
Katarina MARINKOVIĆ07/12/1958Čačak
74796/13
30/03/2012
Srbolјub MARINKOVIĆ22/04/1952Čačak
74799/13
30/03/2012
Radoš MARJANOVIĆ, 03/03/1943, Čačak
74803/13
30/03/2012
Slađana MARKOVIĆ, 17/08/1971, Čačak
74807/13
30/03/2012
Milka MARTAĆ, 17/10/1947, Čačak
74808/13
30/03/2012
Dragan MATOVIĆ, 10/10/1955, Čačak
74811/13
30/03/2012
Angelina MATOVIĆ, 25/03/1945, Čačak
74813/13
30/03/2012
Mirjana MATOVIĆ M., 09/05/1964, Čačak
74816/13
30/03/2012
Ilija MIJATOVIĆ, 18/07/1937, Čačak
76613/13
26/08/2013
Dejan BORISAVLJEVIĆ, 04/04/1970, Topola
76620/13
03/12/2013
Marija PEJOVIĆ, 08/07/1987, Čačak
Aleksandar MILEKIĆ, 21/05/1991, Čačak
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