Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal non-entry decision for failure to pay the cost advance was lawful
Decisão extraída
The non-entry decision was lawful because the payment request and the warning of non-entry were validly served, the legal basis in cantonal law was sufficient, and no constitutional violation arose from refusing a further deadline.
Fundamentação extraída
The court found service of the advance request proven by postal records and the secretary's acknowledgement. It held that Art. 21 VRPG provided a formal legal basis for requiring an advance and warning of non-entry, and that neither legal certainty, access to court, nor the prohibition of excessive formalism required an additional grace period absent special circumstances such as pending legal-aid proceedings.