FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 51889/18
Marija HIL IVIĆ against Serbia
and 24 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 23 November 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Faris Vehabović, President,
Anja Seibert-Fohr,
Anne Louise Bormann, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants and their representatives is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of constitutional proceedings were communicated to the Serbian Government (“the Government”).
The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Serbia in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 December 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Faris Vehabović
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of civil proceedings)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth/registration
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros)[1] [2]
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros)[3]
51889/18
12/10/2018
Marija HIL IVIĆ
1944
Ignjatović Dušan
Belgrade
08/02/2023
16/12/2022
1,500
250
54374/18
09/11/2018
Vanja ŽIŽIĆ
1948
Zlatić Vladan
Beograd
08/02/2023
27/03/2023
1,800
250
55342/19
11/10/2019
Ivan ĐORĐEVIĆ
1949
Ignjatović Miodrag
Babusnica
08/02/2023
02/02/2023
1,200
250
58336/19
30/10/2019
Zorica STANKOVIĆ
1962
08/02/2023
08/12/2022
3,000
33059/20
22/07/2020
Ratko STANIĆ
1950
Popović Srđa
Belgrade
08/02/2023
28/12/2022
1,200
250
44749/20
09/09/2020
Slaviša STOJANOVIĆ
1967
08/02/2023
23/12/2022
1,200
51238/20
11/11/2020
Toplica TUCAKOVIĆ
1941
Grubić Đurđija
Belgrade
08/02/2023
11/01/2023
2,400
250
3234/21
28/12/2020
Stanislava CEROVIĆ
1950
Stojanović Labud
Kraljevo
08/02/2023
10/02/2023
3,000
250
4489/21
11/01/2021
Srećko RADOJEVIĆ
1976
Janićijević Zoran
Novi Pazar
08/02/2023
19/11/2022
1,800
250
6170/21
31/12/2020
ALPIS PLUS DOO
2009
Kojić Radomir
Belgrade
08/02/2023
23/11/2022
1,500
250
7550/21
06/01/2021
Robert TEKAVC
1958
Đikanović Vladan
Belgrade
08/02/2023
16/01/2023
1,800
250
9677/21
05/02/2021
Radisav VLAŠKOVIĆ
1962
Pantić Snežana
Kragujevac
08/02/2023
01/12/2022
1,800
250
14322/21
05/03/2021
Snežana BEDNARIK
1953
Kovačević Gordana
Novi Sad
08/02/2023
27/03/2023
1,800
250
15724/21
16/03/2021
Miroslav MILUTINOVIĆ
1941
Milićev Jelena
Beogad
08/02/2023
07/03/2023
1,200
250
38674/21
11/07/2021
Jovan BESARIĆ
1943
08/02/2023
19/04/2023
1,200
40879/21
27/07/2021
(3 applicants)
Xheladin BYLYKBASHI
1958
Zenel BYLYKBASHI
1933
Jashar KUKAJ
1974
Pavlović Mihailo
Belgrade
08/02/2023
18/11/2022
1,200
250
56890/21
16/11/2021
Zenun BEHRAMI
1953
Pavlović Mihailo
Belgrade
08/02/2023
18/11/2022
3,600
250
58063/21
22/11/2021
Ljubinko STOJANOVIĆ
1950
Petrović Radomir
Kraljevo
08/02/2023
13/02/2023
1,800
250
11682/22
23/02/2022
Ninela RONDOVIĆ
1974
08/02/2023
28/02/2023
2,400
12723/22
28/02/2022
Radoš JABLANOVIĆ
1952
08/02/2023
10/02/2023
3,000
13734/22
08/03/2022
Radmila EGERIĆ
1954
Nedeljković Bunardžić Katarina
Belgrade
08/02/2023
01/03/2023
1,200
250
13744/22
09/03/2022
Dragana MARENOVIĆ
1951
Stojanović Labud
Kraljevo
08/02/2023
10/02/2023
3,600
250
15390/22
17/03/2022
Đorđe INĐIĆ
1953
Sladok Janko
Stara Pazova
08/02/2023
30/11/2022
3,000
250
20500/22
19/04/2022
Šefćet MEHMEDOVIĆ
1960
Pavlović Mihailo
Belgrade
08/02/2023
18/11/2022
1,200
250
31817/22
22/06/2022
Ankica LUKOVIĆ
1958
Arsić Milunka
Požega
08/02/2023
21/11/2022
3,600
250
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] Less any amounts which may have already been paid in that regard at the domestic level.
[3] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
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