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Art. 84 Act on Administrative Judicial Procedures (VRPG) - Judgment

Appeal Procedure before Administrative-Independent Judicial Authorities - Before Administrative Court - Special Procedural Provisions
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Art. 84 Act on Administrative Judicial Procedures (VRPG) - Judgment · Judgment

1. If the Administrative Court sets aside the contested decision or order, it shall rule on the matter or remand the files to the lower instance for re-evaluation.

2. Subject to specific statutory provisions, the Administrative Court may not exceed the requests of the parties in its judgment.

3. In the realm of social security law, the Administrative Court is not bound by the parties' requests. It may, while safeguarding the right to be heard, amend the order to the detriment of the complaining party or award more than what has been requested.

4. Otherwise, the judgment contains, by implication, the elements mentioned in Article 52.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (943)

100 2024 215 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Neighbor Standing in Road Clearance Hedge Dispute
Cited to justify sending the case back to the lower court for substantive review rather than deciding on the merits itself.
200 2024 673 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Beneficiary v. Swiss Invalidity Insurance (IV) - Voice Coaching Coverage Denial
Cited to confirm the Court's capacity for free review under cantonal procedural law.
100 2023 79 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 2 VRPG)
Company Appeal Regarding Sectoral Assessment for COVID-19 Hardship Subsidies
Cited in the reasoning (E. 5.3) as the basis for the prohibition of worsening the situation for the appellant upon reassessment following the partial success of the appeal, although not explicitly in the dispositive, cost/procedural reasoning suggests its relevance to the decision outcome.
200 2022 316 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Municipality v. IV Office: Offsetting of Social Assistance and Mandatory Insurance Premiums Against Retroactive Invalidity Payment
Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the court's power to rule beyond the parties' requests.
100 2020 447 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 2 VRPG)
Boat Operator v. Bern Cantonal Administrative Court (Speeding on Lake Brienz)
Although this article concerning the prohibition of worsening a decision (reformatio in peius) was mentioned in the reasoning (E. 7.2), it does not appear in the final dispositive orders (1, 2, 3).
100 2020 141 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Family Reunification Application Timeliness and Procedural Diligence
Cited as the basis for the court's decision not to rule on the merits (reformatory judgment) due to the existence of discretion, requiring referral back to the respondent authority.
200 2019 21 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Pension Calculation Dispute Involving Child-Rearing Credits Without Legal Paternity
Cited along with Art. 61 lit. c and d ATSG to confirm the court's free review of the decision binding it to the parties' requests.
200 2018 629 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Claimant v. Invalidity Insurance Administration (Helplessness Allowance Increase)
Cited regarding the court's power of free review (freie Überprüfung) of the challenged decision.
200 2019 78 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Employee Insolvency Compensation Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations Following Provisional Composition Moratorium
Cited in the reasoning regarding the scope of review but not in the dispositive orders.
100 2017 7 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Municipality Liability for Contamination Cleanup Costs Following Emergency Land Use
Cited in the dispositive (Point 1) as the basis for vacating the previous decision and remitting the case for issuance of a new disposition.
200 2018 9 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Insured vs. Health Insurer: Coverage for Hospitalized Varicose Vein Surgery vs. Economical Outpatient Alternative
Cited regarding the administrative court's power of free review over the decision.
100 2016 372 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Bulgarian Artist's Residence Permit Revocation Annulled Due to Flawed Interview and Remanded for Further Fact-Finding on Self-Employment Status
Cited in the dispositive as the basis for granting the appeal in part by quashing the prior decision and remitting the case for further proceedings.
100 2016 340 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 2 VRPG)
Taxation of Surface Right Transfers Including Construction Costs Analogous to Turnkey Property Sales
Cited in the reasoning to support the decision to correct the tax calculation even though the point regarding the training fields was not raised by the appellant.
200 2015 524 · be (Art. 61 lit. c und d ATSG; Art. 80 lit. c Ziff. 1 und Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Claimant v. IV Office (Pension Retroactivity for Mentally Incapacitated)
Cited to establish the court's power to review the appealed decision freely and not be bound by the parties' requests.
200 2015 524 · be (Art. 84 Abs. 3 VRPG)
Claimant v. IV Office (Pension Retroactivity for Mentally Incapacitated)
Cited regarding the court not being bound by the requests.