Transfer of venue denied; original court keeps jurisdiction in civil case

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Civil Section I) rejected the applicants' request to transfer the civil case in File No. 353/303/2013 pending before the Bucharest Sector 6 Court, ruling against the applicants and with no appeal available. The applicants sought the transfer of venue (strămutare) of the civil proceedings, which were scheduled for hearing on 30 September 2013; the prosecutor in attendance opposed the motion. The Court, acting in a council chamber and without elaborating substantive reasons, denied the request as unfounded under the procedural rules governing requests for case transfer, thereby leaving the original court to retain jurisdiction.