RA COURT OF CASSATION OVERWORKED
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first half year of 2006, the
RA Courts of First Instance accepted 29 thousand 176 civil cases,
on 20 019 of which verdicts were issured (among them 15 552 ones
were issured by satisfying the claim), 2181 cases were not examined,
and 6976 cases were left for the second half year of 2006. 57 of
verdicts concerned cases relating to applications on protection
of the electoral rights during elections. Hovhannes Manukian, the
Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation informed about it at the August
7 press-conference. He reminded that in the first half year of 2005, 50
thousand 779 cases were registered at the RA Courts of First Instance,
on 37 147 of which verdicts were issured. It was mentioned that 2509
appeal complaints were got against 19 962 verdicts subject to appeal
at the RA Court of Cassation on Civil Cases. 1396 of appeal complaints
were not satisfied. 1391 cassation complaints were presented to the
Chamber of Civil and Economy Cases of the RA Court of Cassation. 63
of them were left without satisfying. 16 thousand 62 verdicts were
factually not appealed and came into legal force. According to
H.Manukian, in the first half year of 2006, 2509 cases entered the
RA Appeal Court on Civil Cases. On 1080 of them verdicts were issued:
50 cases among them were quashed, 788 were left without examination,
641 ones were left for the second half year of 2006. Compared with
the verdicts issued by the Courts of First Instance, 1396 verdicts
of the Appeal Court were of same context, 304 verdicts were of quite
another context, 168 verdicts were of partly other context. According
to data of the Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation, from the 1080
verdicts issued at the RA Appeal Court on Civil Cases, 831 cases
were appealed at the Chamber of Civil and Economy Cases of the RA
Court of Cassation, 501 of which were not satisfied, 249 verdicts
were not appealed and came into legal power. He informed that in
January-June of 2006, 4500 cases entered the RA Economic Court on
1563 of which verdicts were issued and decisions were made, among
them, 164 cases were quashed, 370 cases were not examined, 10 ones
were sent according to subjection, 2557 were left for the second half
year of 2006. From the 1563 verdicts issued by the RA Economic Court,
297 cases were appealed at the Chamber of Civil and Economic Cases of
the RA Economic Court, 192 of which were not satisfied, 1266 verdicts
were not appealed and came into legal force. H.Manukian mentioned that
the RA Court of Cassations continued working overworked (the Chamber
on Criminal and Soldiers' Cases of the court examined in the first
half year of 2006 30 complaints relating to criminal cases as well),
what does not give the Court of Cassation a possibility to function
as the highest judicial instance of the country. According to him,
a possibility was given for that court for the main function reserved
by the RA Constitution, an identical usage, security of the law by
the legislative reforms on the judicial system come into force from
August 5, according to which, the RA Court of Cassation got a right
of registering only important cases according to their discretion.
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first half year of 2006, the
RA Courts of First Instance accepted 29 thousand 176 civil cases,
on 20 019 of which verdicts were issured (among them 15 552 ones
were issured by satisfying the claim), 2181 cases were not examined,
and 6976 cases were left for the second half year of 2006. 57 of
verdicts concerned cases relating to applications on protection
of the electoral rights during elections. Hovhannes Manukian, the
Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation informed about it at the August
7 press-conference. He reminded that in the first half year of 2005, 50
thousand 779 cases were registered at the RA Courts of First Instance,
on 37 147 of which verdicts were issured. It was mentioned that 2509
appeal complaints were got against 19 962 verdicts subject to appeal
at the RA Court of Cassation on Civil Cases. 1396 of appeal complaints
were not satisfied. 1391 cassation complaints were presented to the
Chamber of Civil and Economy Cases of the RA Court of Cassation. 63
of them were left without satisfying. 16 thousand 62 verdicts were
factually not appealed and came into legal force. According to
H.Manukian, in the first half year of 2006, 2509 cases entered the
RA Appeal Court on Civil Cases. On 1080 of them verdicts were issued:
50 cases among them were quashed, 788 were left without examination,
641 ones were left for the second half year of 2006. Compared with
the verdicts issued by the Courts of First Instance, 1396 verdicts
of the Appeal Court were of same context, 304 verdicts were of quite
another context, 168 verdicts were of partly other context. According
to data of the Chairman of the RA Court of Cassation, from the 1080
verdicts issued at the RA Appeal Court on Civil Cases, 831 cases
were appealed at the Chamber of Civil and Economy Cases of the RA
Court of Cassation, 501 of which were not satisfied, 249 verdicts
were not appealed and came into legal power. He informed that in
January-June of 2006, 4500 cases entered the RA Economic Court on
1563 of which verdicts were issued and decisions were made, among
them, 164 cases were quashed, 370 cases were not examined, 10 ones
were sent according to subjection, 2557 were left for the second half
year of 2006. From the 1563 verdicts issued by the RA Economic Court,
297 cases were appealed at the Chamber of Civil and Economic Cases of
the RA Economic Court, 192 of which were not satisfied, 1266 verdicts
were not appealed and came into legal force. H.Manukian mentioned that
the RA Court of Cassations continued working overworked (the Chamber
on Criminal and Soldiers' Cases of the court examined in the first
half year of 2006 30 complaints relating to criminal cases as well),
what does not give the Court of Cassation a possibility to function
as the highest judicial instance of the country. According to him,
a possibility was given for that court for the main function reserved
by the RA Constitution, an identical usage, security of the law by
the legislative reforms on the judicial system come into force from
August 5, according to which, the RA Court of Cassation got a right
of registering only important cases according to their discretion.