Key legal question
Whether the constitutional complaint was admissible despite being directed against an interim cantonal decision.
Extracted holding
The complaint was admissible in principle because the alleged delay could amount to a denial of justice, but only if the appellant still had a current legal interest.
Extracted reasoning
For delay complaints, the Court waives the usual irreparable-harm requirement. However, the appellant had already obtained reinstatement of the appeal period and a favorable decision on the confiscation issue; a separate ruling on the November 1999 request could no longer improve its legal position.