FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 26522/17
Antonije BOJKOVIĆ
against Serbia
lodged on 27 March 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 3 October 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann, President,
Sebastian Răduleţu,
Mateja Đurović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 27 March 2017,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Antonije Bojković, was born in 1945. He was represented by Mr D. Antić, a lawyer practising in Vranje.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the expropriation of a plot of land were communicated to the Serbian Government (“the Government”) who submitted observations on admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 8 March 2024, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 21 February 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. According to the information published on the official website of the French postal service, the letter could not be delivered to the applicant.
By letter dated 15 May 2024, sent to the applicant’s representative through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the information contained in the letter of 8 March 2024 was communicated again to the applicant. However, no response has followed.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 24 October 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann
Acting Deputy Registrar President