THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 41654/16
Konstantinos STEGGOS
against Greece
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 28 September 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Darian Pavli, President,
Ioannis Ktistakis,
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 13 July 2016,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Konstantinos Steggos, was born in 1936.
The applicant was represented by Mr A. Tzannetis, a lawyer practising in Athens.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, concerning access to a court, as well as under Protocol 7 Article 4 concerning the right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. On 17 May 2023 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 20 July 2023, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (e-Comms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 28 June 2023 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. The applicant’s representative received that letter on 20 July 2023. 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 19 October 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli
Acting Deputy Registrar President