CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 21 avril 2016

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Their personal details are set out in the appendix. In disputes between them and the domestic pension authorities, the first ‑ instance courts ruled in their favour. However, the defendant authorities appealed and the administrative courts of appeal quashed the judgments in their favour, dismissing their claims. The applicants allege that they were not, as required by domestic law, sent a copy of the defendants’ appeals in their respective cases or of the ruling opening appeal proceedings and were therefore unable to present their position at appellate level. They learned of the relevant decisions at later dates, either after they had requested information from the courts about the progress of the proceedings or after their pensions had been reduced. Other information relevant to their cases is contained in the appendix. COMPLAINT The applicants complain under Article 6 of the Convention that they were not sent a copy of the defendants’ appeals or the rulings opening the appeal proceedings in their respective cases and were, on that account, prevented from presenting their position at appellate level.   QUESTION to the Parties Was the principle of equality of arms, as required by Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, respected during the proceedings in the applicants’ cases before the administrative courts of appeal on account of the alleged failure of the domestic appellate courts to serve on the applicants copies of appeals or the rulings opening appeal proceedings in their cases?   APPENDIX No. Application no. Lodged on Applicant’s name date of birth place of residence Representative First-instance court and date of judgment Appellate court and date of decision Date of the Higher Administrative Court (“HAC”) ruling on appeal on points of law   65329/12 03/10/2012 Ivan Sergiyovych LEBED 03/10/1948 Dnipropetrovsk     None Dnipropetrovsk Leninsky District Court, 25/04/2011 Dnipropetrovsk Administrative Court of Appeal (“DACA”), 25/10/2011 23/08/2012   70329/12 23/10/2012 Gayana Petrivna LAZARENKO 02/08/1938 Dnipropetrovsk   None Dnipropetrivsk Kirovsky District Court, 11/08/2011 DACA, 27/09/2012 26/10/2012   76418/12 14/11/2012 Oleksandr Yevgeniyovych YENYUKOV 16/07/1952 Zaporizzhya   Olena Petrivna RYEPYENKO Zaporizhzhya Khortytsky District Court, 02/06/2011 DACA, 25/05/2012 07/08/2012   9041/13 21/01/2013 Mykola Oleksandrovych DEMSKYY 21/12/1956 Dnipropetrovsk     None Dnipropetrovsk Leninskyy District Court, 01/06/2011 DACA, 06/07/2012 No right to appeal   9755/13 21/01/2013 Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna NOVYTSKA 02/05/1947 Dnipropetrovsk   None Dnipropetrovsk Krasnogvardiyskyy District Court, 30/05/2011 DACA, 20/09/2012 No right to appeal   15901/13 19/02/2013 Mariya Vasylivna PIVKHLOPKO 22/05/1942 Dnipropetrovsk   None Dnipropetrovsk Leninskyy District Court, 20/07/2011 DACA, 17/07/2012 No right to appeal   18656/13 10/09/2013 Viktor Petrovych NAZARENKO 10/10/1939 Kryvyy Rig   None Kryviy Rih Dovgyntsivskyy District Court, 18/02/2011 DACA, 26/06/2012 No right to appeal   27320/13 12/04/2013 Vyacheslav Viktorovych Kucherenko 25/06/1950 Dnipropetrovsk   None Dnipropetrovsk Industrialnyy District Court, 11/01/2011 DACA, 01/11/2012 No right to appeal   61147/14 02/09/2014 Lyubov Kindrativna VICHKANOVA 19/04/1956 Lozuvativka   None Kryviy Rih Tsentralno-Miskyy District Court, 26/04/2011 DACA, 06/12/2013 No right to appeal