THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 52741/09
Stanca LUNGU
against Romania
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 22 October 2013 as a Committee composed of:
Alvina Gyulumyan, President,
Kristina Pardalos,
Johannes Silvis, judges,
and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 September 2009,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Ms Stanca Lungu, is a Romanian national, who was born in 1944 and lives in Slatina.
The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms C. Ciută, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The applicant complained under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention that her land was used for various electricity facilities, without compensation. She complained further under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the excessive length of the civil proceedings.
The applicant’s complaints were communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit her own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 21 December 2011, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 31 August 2011 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 a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received this letter on 30 December 2011. However, no response has been received.
THE LAW
The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue her application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Marialena TsirliAlvina Gyulumyan
Deputy RegistrarPresident
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