FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 21376/09 P.T. against Denmark

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 16 October 2012 as a Committee composed of:

Elisabeth Steiner , President, Peer Lorenzen , Julia Laffranque , judges, and André Wampach , Deputy S ection Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 April 2009,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, P.T., is a Sri-Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity, who was born in 1984 and lives in Denmark .

The President granted the applicant ’ s request for his identity not to be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 3). He was represented before the Court by Lars Thousig Jensen, a lawyer practising in Viborg .

The Danish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Thomas Winkler.

The applicant complained under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention that the High Court by judgment of 13 November 2008 had ordered his expulsion to Sri Lanka with a prohibition on returning.

On 19 October 2009 the Court decided to give notice to the Government of the applicant ’ s complaints.

On 7 August 2012, the applicant ’ s representative informed the Court that the applicant wanted to withdraw the application since his expulsion order had been revoked by the High Court on 6 July 2012.

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 or its Protocols, 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 app lication out of its list of cases.

André Wampach Elisabeth Steiner Deputy Registrar President