Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal should be struck out because the dispute became moot after the lower-court proceedings were discontinued.
Decisione estratta
Yes. Once the Federal Administrative Court had terminated the pending appeal, the matter before the Federal Supreme Court had lost its object and the proceedings were to be struck out.
Motivazione estratta
The procedural purpose of the appeal ceased to exist after the canton again became solely competent for the permit renewal question. The court therefore ordered the case removed from the docket under the rules on discontinuance of proceedings.