4.  The applicant was born in 1940 and lives in Baku. 5.  In 1994 the applicant’s brother sold his flat to S. and in 1995 S.’s ownership right to the flat was officially registered. 6.  In 1996 the applicant’s brother lodged a court action asking for annulment of the sale contract of 1994 and all subsequent transactions concerning the disputed flat. On 22 May 1997 the Nizami Distric Court terminated the proceedings as the applicant’s brother subsequently withdrew his claims. Upon a request of the applicant’s brother, on 24 June 1997 the Baku City Court quashed the judgment of 22 May 1997 and sent the case for new examination. 7.  On 14 April 1998 the applicant’s brother died and the applicant was recognised by the court as his heir. The applicant asked for the proceedings to be renewed. 8.  In 1999 S. sold the flat to O. and the latter registered his ownership right to the flat. 9.  On 16 August 2001 the Nizami District Court upheld the applicant’s request and declared the sale contracts of 1994 (concluded between the applicant’s late brother and S.) and of 1999 (concluded between S. and O.) and the ownership certificate in O.’s name null and void and ordered the eviction of O. and his family from the flat. 10.  On 14 November 2001 the Court of Appeal changed the judgment of 16 August 2001 in the part concerning O. and his family’s eviction from the flat. The court stated that O. and his family were internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the occupied Fizuli region who had no other accommodation and ordered postponement of the execution of the judgment in the part concerning their eviction until liberation of the Fizuli region from occupation. 11.  On 29 March 2002 the Supreme Court changed the judgment of the Court of Appeal and quashed the part on postponement of the execution. 12.  On 13 June 2002 the applicant was delivered an ownership certificate to the flat. 13.  After the communication of the application to the respondent Government, on 17 December 2009 the judgment in the applicant’s favour was enforced and on 18 December 2009 the enforcement proceedings were terminated.