Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal remained live after the respondent annulled the challenged decision and replaced it with a new favorable decision
Decisione estratta
The appeal had become moot because the contested decision was simply replaced by a new decision in the appellant's favor.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 83 LPA-VD, the authority may issue a new decision in the course of proceedings; once the challenged decision is annulled and substituted by a new decision, the appeal against the old decision loses its object.