FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 677/18
Emina HUKIĆ and Enes HUKIĆ
against Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 16 January 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, President,
Georges Ravarani,
Jolien Schukking, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 December 2017,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicants, Ms Emina Hukić and Mr Enes Hukić, were born in 1939 and 1946, respectively. They were represented by Mr S. Zaklan, a lawyer practising in Mostar.
The applicants’ complaint under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning the inability to regain possession of their flat or charge rent for its lease was communicated to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 2 October 2019, sent by registered post to the applicants’ representative, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 30 May 2019 and that no extension of time had been requested. Their 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. The applicants’ representative received this letter on 15 October 2019. However, no response has been received.
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 6 February 2020.
Liv TigerstedtStéphanie Mourou-Vikström
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
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