THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 49697/11 Vakhidat Usmanovna ZURABOVA and Mikail Abdulkhamitovich ESIYEV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 26 June 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková , President, Dmitry Dedov , Jolien Schukking , judges,

and Fatoş Aracı , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 22 July 2011,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Ms Vakhidat Usmanovna Zurabova and Mr Mikail Abdulkhamitovich Esiyev , are Russian nationals, who were born in 1934 and 1954 respectively and live in Kantyshevo , Republic of Ingushetia. They were represented before the Court by Mr M.B. Barakhoyev , a lawyer practising in Nazran .

The applicants ’ complaint concerning the failure by the national authorities to enforce final court judgments in their favour were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who were represented initially by Mr G. Matyushkin , the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights, and then by his successor in that office, Mr M. Galperin .

The applicants failed to respond to the last Registry ’ s letter of 4 February 2016 (received by their representative on 18 February 2016), reminding them that the period allowed for submission of their observations in reply had expired on 27 November 2015 and that no extension of time had been requested. Their attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.

THE LAW

In the light of the above, the Court considers that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their 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.

Done in English and notified in writing on 19 July 2018 .

FatoÅŸ Aracı Alena Poláčková              Deputy Registrar President