4.  The applicant, a former judge of the Kirovograd Regional Court of Appeal, was born in 1938 and lives in the city of Kirovograd. 5.  On 5 February 2004 the applicant retired, following a respective decision of the Verkhovna Rada. 6.  In November 2002 the applicant lodged a claim with the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv against the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice and the State Treasury, seeking payment of salary arrears and life‑long judicial benefits (long-service bonus and welfare benefits). 7.  On 16 December 2002 the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv allowed the applicant's claim and ordered the Ministry of Finances and the State Treasury of Ukraine to pay the applicant UAH 8,459.36[1]. 8.  On 9 July 2003 the Kyiv City Court of Appeal upheld this judgment and it became final. 9.  On 11 August 2003 the Bailiffs' Office of the Pechersky District of Kyiv informed the applicant that he had to address the State Treasury of Ukraine directly. 10.  On 10 November 2003 the State Treasury informed the applicant that there were no funds available in the budget to enforce the judgment of 16 December 2002. 11.  On 5 November 2004 the applicant received the sum awarded to him by the judgment of 16 December 2002.