Communicated on 14 January 2019

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 10616/17 llgar GURBANOV against Azerbaijan lodged on 31 January 2017

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the alleged failure by the Supreme Court, in proceedings related to the applicant ’ s dismissal from the State service, to duly inform the applicant and/or his lawyer of the date and time of the hearing before it which, as a result, was held in their absence.

QUESTION tO THE PARTIES

Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of his civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, were the applicant and/or his lawyer duly notified about the hearing before the Supreme Court (see Pirali Orujov v. Azerbaijan , no. 8460/07 , §§ 40-46, 3 February 2011; Maksimov v. Azerbaijan , no. 38228/05, §§ 36-43, 8 October 2009; Abbasov v. Azerbaijan , no. 24271/05, §§ 28-34, 17 January 2008)?