4.  The applicant was born in 1979 and lives in Ryazan. 5.  He is a former military serviceman. From 22 August 2000 to 15 October 2001 he served in the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Republic of Yugoslavia. 6.  Upon his return, the applicant brought proceedings against the head of his military unit to secure payment of his daily allowance for his service abroad. 7.  On 25 July 2003 the Military Court of the Ryazan Garrison granted the applicant’s claim and ordered the military unit to pay the applicant 400,164.75 Russian roubles (RUB) in remuneration and RUB 1,000 in expenses for legal advice. 8.  The military unit did not lodge an ordinary appeal, and on 22 August 2003 the judgment became binding and enforceable. 9.  However, following the respondent’s request, on 19 November 2003 the Presidium of the Military Court of the Moscow Command quashed the judgment of 25 July 2003 by way of supervisory review and dismissed the applicant’s claims in full. The reason given for the quashing of the judgment was the “wrongful application of substantive law by the first-instance court”.