5.  On 2 January 1995 the applicant filed an action for rehabilitation with the Bratislava City Court. He alleged that he had been persecuted for political reasons between 1972 and 1973 and claimed compensation. On 6 February 1995 the City Court decided to transfer the case to the Bratislava I District Court for reasons of jurisdiction. 6.  On 11 March 1996 the District Court discontinued the proceedings on the ground that the applicant had failed to substantiate his action. On 26 June 1996 the Bratislava City Court quashed the District Court’s decision of 11 March 1996. 7.  On 19 May 1997 the District Court dismissed the applicant’s request for waiver of court fees. On 28 August 1997 the Bratislava Regional Court upheld this decision. Between 24 September 1996 and 30 October 1998 the Bratislava I District Court took several procedural steps. 8.  The first hearing was scheduled for 25 March 1999. The case was adjourned as the applicant could not attend. On 20 May 1999 the case had to be adjourned again as the applicant’s summons had been sent to a wrong address. 9.  On 2 September 1999 the Constitutional Court found that the Bratislava I District Court had violated the applicant’s constitutional right to have his case examined without undue delays. In its finding the Constitutional Court noted, in particular, that the Bratislava I District Court had failed to proceed with the case in an appropriate manner.