CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 12 mars 2026

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The Russian Government were given notice of the application. The applicants complained in particular under Article 1 of Protocol   No.   1 to the Convention that, even though they had pursued proceedings before the de facto Abkhaz courts in relation to immovable properties which they had inherited in Abkhazia, Georgia, they had been unable to recover their properties. They also made complaints under Article   6   § 1 and Article 14 of the Convention. On 19 May 2025 the Court decided to give notice to both Governments of the applicants’ complaints detailed above. On 15 September 2025 the Government of Georgia submitted to the Registry their observations on the admissibility and merits of the application. These were forwarded on 17 September 2025 to the applicants, who were invited to submit observations in reply by 29 October 2025. That time-limit was extended to 10 December 2025 at the request of the applicants’ representative. The Russian Government did not submit observations. On 10 December 2025 the death of all three applicants was communicated to the Registry. No heirs presented themselves to pursue the procedure. THE LAW In the light of the foregoing, the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application within the meaning of Article   37   §   1   (c) of the Convention (compare in terms of approach with Špehar   and Gojković   v. Croatia (dec.), nos.   7535/21 and 58894/21, §§   28 ‑ 29, 8 July 2025, and contrast with Karner v. Austria , no.   40016/98, §§   27-28, ECHR 2003-IX). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases. Done in English and notified in writing on 2 April 2026.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Stéphane Pisani   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applicants   No. Applicant’s Name Nationality Place of residence Represented by 1. Robert Arkadyevich VARTANOV Russian Moscow Koroteyev Kirill Nikolayevich 2. Valentina Stefanovna KOVALENKO Russian Moscow 3. Tatyana Fedorovna SHEVCHENKO Russian Moscow