Petition struck out as moot after administrative revocation

53.1997.2Other CourtOct 16, 1997Dismissed

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The petitioner challenged a State Council decision appointing another person as interim chief commissioner. Before judgment, the State Council revoked the impugned decision and appointed the petitioner to the post retroactively. The administrative court therefore struck the petition from the docket as moot. It ordered no court fees or costs and granted the petitioner CHF 500 in party compensation, payable by the State of Canton Ticino.

Omnilex headnote

Mootness in administrative proceedings; where the challenged administrative decision is revoked during the pendency of the case and the applicant obtains the sought result, the appeal or petition loses its object and is to be struck from the roll. In such circumstances, the court may dispense with fees while awarding party compensation to the successful applicant, depending on the procedural outcome and equity considerations (consid. implicit).

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AIUTO RICERCA

Anteprima di stampa

Numero d'incarto: 53.1997.2

Data decisione, Autorità: 16.10.1997, TRAM

Incarto n. 53.97.00002

Lugano 16 ottobre 1997

In nome della Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino

Il Tribunale cantonale amministrativo

composto dei giudici:

Lorenzo Anastasi, presidente, Raffaello Balerna, Stefano Bernasconi

segretario:

Leopoldo Crivelli

statuendo sulla petizione 11 luglio 1997 di


patrocinato da: avv. __________

contro

la decisione 21 maggio 1997, no. 2464, del Consiglio di Stato che incaricava __________ sino all'avvenuta riorganizzazione del Corpo quale Commissario capo ad interim;

preso atto che il Consiglio di Stato con risoluzione 26 settembre 1997, no. 4912, ha annullato l'impugnata decisione e nominato nel contempo il ricorrente quale Commissario capo al Commissariato di __________ a far tempo dal 1° aprile 1997;

rilevato quanto sopra, la petizione diventata priva di oggetto viene stralciata dai ruoli con l'assegnazione al ricorrente di un'indennità per ripetibili;

decreta:

  1. La petizione è stralciata dai ruoli in quanto divenuta priva di oggetto.

  2. Non si prelevano né tasse né spese.

Lo Stato del Canton Ticino verserà al ricorrente l'importo di fr. 500.-- a titolo di ripetibili.

  1. Intimazione a:

Per il Tribunale cantonale amministrativo

Il presidente Il segretario

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Keywords

mootnessadministrative decisionstruck outparty compensationcostsappointment

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Key legal question

Whether the petition remained justiciable after the challenged decision was revoked and replaced by a new appointment

Extracted holding

The petition had become moot because the challenged decision was annulled by the State Council and the petitioner was appointed to the post.

Extracted reasoning

Since the impugned measure no longer existed and the petitioner had obtained the sought position, there was no remaining subject matter to decide.

Key legal question

Allocation of costs and compensation after the case became moot

Extracted holding

No court fees or costs were charged, and the State of Canton Ticino had to pay the petitioner CHF 500 in compensation.

Extracted reasoning

Because the matter was struck from the docket as devoid of object, the court ordered no fees but granted party compensation to the petitioner.

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