THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 25224/18
Yevdokiya Pavlovna ROMANOVA
against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 10 October 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Ioannis Ktistakis, President,
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir,
Diana Kovatcheva, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 23 May 2018,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Ms Yevdokiya Pavlovna Romanova, was born in 1990. She was represented by Mr N. Olenichev, a lawyer practising in St Petersburg.
The applicant’s complaints under Articles 10 and 14 of the Convention concerning her conviction of an administrative offence for “promotion of homosexuality among minors” were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).
By letter dated 12 January 2024 the Registry informed the applicant that the Government had not submitted their observations within the given time‑limit. The applicant was invited to submit by 8 March 2024 any written observations, including those in respect of the questions put to the parties by the Court, together with her claims for just satisfaction. That letter was forwarded to the applicant’s representative through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms). No reply was received to the letter although it was downloaded on the eComms platform on the date of its publication.
By letter dated 21 March 2024, sent through eComms, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of the applicant’s observations had expired on 8 March 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The representative’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. The letter was downloaded on the eComms platform by the applicant’s representative on 7 April 2024. 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 7 November 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Ioannis Ktistakis
Acting Deputy Registrar President