Request for transfer of case due to loss of impartiality (strămutare) of court

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the request for recusal filed by the petitioners, resulting in the retention of jurisdiction by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, without further appeal. The petitioners sought the transfer of the case pending before the Bucharest Court of Appeal, First Civil Section, alleging grounds for recusal that were evaluated by the higher court. The court’s decision was based on its assessment of the procedural requirements and legal grounds necessary to justify a recusal, ultimately finding no valid basis to alter the assigned jurisdiction.