Whether a person merely entitled to seek intervention may inspect the file before filing or being admitted as a side intervener.
No. Prior to a formal intervention request and admission, there is no procedural right to inspect the pending civil file under Art. 29(2) BV and Art. 53 ZPO.
The right of a side intervener to access the file arises only after admission. Existing case law on pre-/extra-procedural file access concerns closed proceedings or situations where access is indispensable to initiate proceedings; that was not shown here. The applicant must first file a formal intervention request under Art. 75 ZPO.