Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Court could review the complaint insofar as it alleged deprivation of the constitutional judge and misuse of administrative power.
Decisione estratta
The Court had competence only on the constitutional complaint that the appellant had been deprived of his lawful judge, but not to review the alleged incorrect application of the federal patent-tax statute.
Motivazione estratta
Challenges to a violation of the right to the competent judge fall within federal review. By contrast, complaints about the application of a federal statute enacted in execution of Article 31 of the Federal Constitution are administrative disputes and belong to the political authorities.