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Art. 13 Act on Administrative Jurisdiction (VRPG) - Joinder of Parties and Legal Succession

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Art. 13 Act on Administrative Jurisdiction (VRPG) - Joinder of Parties and Legal Succession · Joinder of Parties and Legal Succession

1. The authority or obligation of multiple persons to jointly assert or defend rights in a proceeding is determined correspondingly by the provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure.

2. The same applies to the legal succession in the proceeding.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (4)

100 2018 55 · be (Art. 13 VRPG)
Dispute Over Sewage Pipe Ownership: Public Utility vs. Private House Connection
Cited indirectly in the reasoning (E. 1.2.3) during the discussion on necessary joinder of parties.
110 2024 135 · be (Art. 13 VRPG)
Building Permit Modification and Appeal Settlement Regarding Heat Pump Installation
Cited in the reasoning for the procedural decision to change the respondent party during the proceedings (though not explicitly in the dispositive, it is referenced in the context of party change which resulted in the settlement).
100 2020 131 · be (Art. 13 Abs. 2 i.V.m. Abs. 1 VRPG)
Property Owners v. Municipality: FAR Calculation in Building Permit Dispute
Cited in relation to the procedural change of parties (substitution of G.________ by A.________ and B.________).
100 2018 4 · be (Art. 13 Abs. 2 VRPG)
Estate v. Municipality: Validity of Post-Incapacity Power of Attorney for Social Assistance Appeal
Cited alongside other provisions to establish that the bankruptcy estate succeeded into the legal position of the deceased/heirs, thus justifying entry into the main proceedings.