4.  The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in the village of Bukachacha in the Chita Region. 5.  Since 1986 the applicant suffers from a work-related illness. In 1999 he instituted proceedings against his former employer, a mining company, and the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation (hereafter – the Fund) seeking compensation for damage. 6.  On 21 September 1999 the Chernyshevskiy District Court of the Chita Region found in the applicant's favour and awarded the applicant 42,126.40 Russian roubles (RUR). The judgment was not appealed against and became final. 7.  In November 2000 the former employer asked the Presidium of the Chita Regional Court to review the judgment of 21 September 1999. On 9 January 2001 the acting prosecutor of the Chita Region lodged an application for a supervisory review of that judgment. 8.  On 15 March 2001 the Presidium of the Chita Regional Court, by way of supervisory-review proceedings, quashed the judgment of 21 September 1999 and remitted the case for a fresh examination. The applicant attended the supervisory-review hearing. 9.  On 16 October 2002 the Chernyshevskiy District Court awarded the applicant RUR 751.44 in compensation for pecuniary damage and RUR 12,000 in compensation for non-pecuniary damage. The judgment was not appealed against and became final. 10.  On 28 March 2003 the Fund asked the Presidium of the Regional Court to re-examine the case by way of supervisory review. 11.  On 26 June 2003 the Presidium of the Chita Regional Court, by way of the supervisory-review proceedings, quashed the judgment of 16 October 2002, re-examined the matter and dismissed the applicant's claims in respect of pecuniary damage. The award in respect of non-pecuniary damage remained unaffected. The Presidium noted that the District Court had incorrectly assessed and applied substantive legal norms. The applicant was not summonsed to the hearing.