Information Note on the Court’s case-law No.
July 1998
Avis Enterprises v. Greece - 30175/96
Judgment 30.7.1998
Former Article 32
Proceedings to have an order for the expropriation of land rescinded as compensation due had not been paid within statutory time-limit: lack of jurisdiction (out of time)
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Government had referred case to Court outside three month time-limit – explanations put forward did not disclose any special circumstance of a nature to suspend running of time – it followed that application bringing case before Court was inadmissible since it was out of time.
Conclusion: Court unable to take cognisance of merits of the case (unanimously).
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