Information Note on the Court’s case-law 61

February 2004

Sardin v. Russia (dec.) - 69582/01

Decision 12.2.2004 [Section I]

Article 35

Article 35-1

Six-month period

Quashing of final judgment in supervisory review procedure: inadmissible

Facts : The applicant brought a civil action requesting the status of victim of nuclear tests, which was granted to him by the District Court. The final judgment in his favour w as subsequently quashed in supervisory review proceedings by the Presidium of the Regional Court. In a new determination of the applicant’s claim, the District Court dismissed his action.

Inadmissible : As there was no effective remedy against a ruling ado pted by way of supervisory review at the time, the very act of quashing of the final judgment triggered the start for calculation of the six month period:  out of time.

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