4.  The applicant was born in 1946 and lives in Warszawa. 5.  The applicant inherited a property from his ancestors (now divided into two plots of land - no. 209/1 and no. 224/1) located in Podkowa Leśna, Poland, at the crossroad of 11 Listopada Street and Wiązowa Street. It appears that on an unspecified date after World War II the possession of the land was transferred to the State. 6.  On 1 January 1999 the applicant's land, which had remained, as of 31 December 1998, in the possession of the State and which had been expropriated for the purposes of constructing roads became ex lege the property of the local self-government authority in accordance with section 73 of the Act of 13 October 1998 – introductory provisions concerning acts reforming public administration (Ustawa - przepisy wprowadząjace ustawy reformujące administrację publiczną). 7.  On 1 September 2003 the applicant asked the Podkowa Leśna Municipality Office (Urząd Miejski) for compensation for the expropriated land located at 11 Listopada Street. It appears that by this request the applicant claimed compensation for both plots of land, as the expropriated land is located at a junction where 11 Listopada Street crosses Wiązowa Street. 8.  On 30 September 2003 the Podkowa Leśna Municipality Office informed the applicant that the legal status of the property in question had not yet been clarified. The applicant was also informed that compensation for expropriation would be paid following the adoption of the next year's budget. 9.  On 6 July 2005 the applicant yet again requested compensation from the Podkowa Leśna Municipality Office. 10.  On 9 August 2005 the Municipality Office informed the applicant that some uncertainty had arisen as to whether the compensation for the expropriated plots of land was to be paid by the Municipality or by the State Treasury. The applicant was further informed that the municipality had not yet lodged an application with the Governor (Wojewoda) for a decision confirming the transfer of ownership, which was necessary for the determination and payment of compensation. 11.  On 6 February 2007 the applicant requested the Mazowiecki Governor to issue a decision confirming the transfer of ownership. 12.  On 26 March 2007 the applicant complained to the Mazowiecki Governor about his inactivity and requested the Governor to deliver a decision in the proceedings. 13.  On 2 May 2007 the Department of Geodesy of the Governor's Office informed the applicant that the Governor was not in possession of certain documents, necessary to take a decision. 14.  On 8 May 2007 the Mazowiecki Governor Office referred the application for compensation to the Mayor of the Warsaw District Municipality (Starosta Powiatu Warszawskiego). 15.  On 9 May 2007 the Mayor of the Warsaw Municipality referred the application to the Mayor of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki District Municipality (Starosta Powiatu Grodziskiego), being the competent authority to examine the case. 16.  On 28 September 2007 the Mayor of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki District Municipality stayed the proceedings for compensation pending the termination of the above-mentioned proceedings confirming the transfer of ownership of the plots of land. 17.  On 16 October 2007 the applicant requested the Mazowiecki Governor to accelerate the proceedings for delivery of the decision confirming the transfer of the ownership of the property. 18.  On 18 October 2007 the applicant sent a letter to the Podkowa Leśna Municipality Office requesting them to supply the Governor with necessary documents. 19.  On 22 November 2007 the applicant lodged a complaint with the Warsaw Regional Administrative Court (Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny) about the inactivity of the Mazowiecki Governor. 20.  On 14 December 2007 the Mazowiecki Governor gave a decision and confirmed that the ownership of the plot of land no. 209/1 had been transferred to the Podkowa Leśna Municipality. 21.  On 17 December 2007 the Mazowiecki Governor gave a decision refusing to confirm the transfer of ownership of the plot of land no. 224/1. 22.  On 9 January 2008 the applicant appealed against the decision of 17 December 2007. 23.  On 11 January 2008 the Mayor of the Podkowa Leśna Municipality (Burmistrz Gminy) appealed against both decisions of the Governor. 24.  On 22 February 2008 the Minister of Infrastructure (Minister Infrastruktury) quashed the Mazowiecki Governor's decisions of 14 and 17 December 2007 and remitted the case. 25.  On 21 March 2008 the applicant requested the Mazowiecki Governor to consider speeding up the proceedings. 26.  On 25 April 2008 the Mazowiecki Governor informed the applicant that his case would be examined once the case file was delivered from the Ministry of Infrastructure. 27.  On 5 May 2008 the applicant yet again requested the Governor to accelerate the proceedings. He stressed that the Governor had significantly exceeded the time-limit laid down in the Code of Administrative Procedure (Kodeks Postępowania Administracyjnego) for handling a case. 28.  On 26 November 2008 the Governor requested the applicant and the administrative organs involved in the proceedings to supply documents necessary to issue a decision. 29.  On 13 January 2009 the Warsaw Regional Administrative Court dismissed the applicant's complaint of 22 November 2007 about the inactivity of the Mazowiecki Governor. 30.  On 23 January 2009 the applicant lodged a complaint with the Minister of Infrastructure about the inactivity of the Mazowiecki Governor. 31.  On 12 March 2009 the Minister of Infrastructure dismissed the applicant's complaint, noting that the Governor had acted with due diligence. 32.  As yet, no decision confirming the transfer of the ownership of the property has been given by the Governor. It appears that the proceedings concerning payment of compensation are stayed pending the Governor's decision.