Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal administrative court is competent under § 53 GO to hear a complaint alleging violation of the right to be heard against a farmland rent decision.
Decisione estratta
Yes. For § 53 GO, the decisive criterion is that the challenged decision was issued by the cantonal authority last competent within the canton; it does not matter that a federal instance may still be available on the merits.
Motivazione estratta
Section 53 GO covers procedural violations that may be raised irrespective of which authority is finally competent on the merits within the canton. Even where the administrative authority applies federal substantive law and a federal appeal exists, the cantonal procedure remains governed by cantonal law. The federal delegation in Art. 4 of the federal act on control of agricultural rents concerns substantive competence, not purely procedural complaints.